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Mediation and Foreign Policy

Nagel, Robert U. and Clayton, Govinda (2017) Mediation and Foreign Policy. In: Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Foreign Policy Analysis. Oxford University Press. (doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.447) (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:61645)

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Abstract

Mediation is now the most popular form of conflict management, and it has proven to be an effective means of resolving inter- and intrastate disputes. This article offers an overview of mediation in foreign policy. We first highlight which actors tend to perform mediatory roles, emphasizing the relative strengths and weaknesses of individual, state, and international organization mediators. Next we discuss the supply and demand of mediation, identifying the key conditions that promote third parties’ efforts to offer mediatory assistance and belligerents to accept the help of an intermediary. We then discuss the process and varying methods used by mediators, highlighting the range of actions from relatively soft facilitative mediation, up to more manipulative approaches. Finally we discuss the outcomes that mediation tends to produce and the conditions that influence the effectiveness of this preeminent foreign policy tool.

Item Type: Book section
DOI/Identification number: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.447
Uncontrolled keywords: mediation, conflict management, conflict resolution, foreign policy, negotiation, peace, conflict
Subjects: H Social Sciences
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Politics and International Relations
Depositing User: R. Nagel
Date Deposited: 08 May 2017 14:49 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Feb 2021 13:45 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/61645 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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