Glasgow, United Kingdom

Mediation and Conflict Resolution

Master's
Language: EnglishStudies in English
Qualification: LLM
Kind of studies: full-time studies
Master of Laws (LLM)
University website: www.strath.ac.uk
Conflict
Conflict most commonly refers to:
Conflict Resolution
Conflict resolution is conceptualized as the methods and processes involved in facilitating the peaceful ending of conflict and retribution. Committed group members attempt to resolve group conflicts by actively communicating information about their conflicting motives or ideologies to the rest of the group (e.g., intentions; reasons for holding certain beliefs) and by engaging in collective negotiation. Dimensions of resolution typically parallel the dimensions of conflict in the way the conflict is processed. Cognitive resolution is the way disputants understand and view the conflict, with beliefs, perspectives, understandings and attitudes. Emotional resolution is in the way disputants feel about a conflict, the emotional energy. Behavioral resolution is reflective of how the disputants act, their behavior. Ultimately a wide range of methods and procedures for addressing conflict exist, including negotiation, mediation, mediation-arbitration, diplomacy, and creative peacebuilding.
Mediation
Mediation is a dynamic, structured, interactive process where a neutral third party assists disputing parties in resolving conflict through the use of specialized communication and negotiation techniques. All participants in mediation are encouraged to actively participate in the process. Mediation is a "party-centered" process in that it is focused primarily upon the needs, rights, and interests of the parties. The mediator uses a wide variety of techniques to guide the process in a constructive direction and to help the parties find their optimal solution. A mediator is facilitative in that she/he manages the interaction between parties and facilitates open communication. Mediation is also evaluative in that the mediator analyzes issues and relevant norms ("reality-testing"), while refraining from providing prescriptive advice to the parties (e.g., "You should do... .").
Resolution
Resolution(s) may refer to:
Resolution
Hast thou attempted greatnesse?
Then go on;
Back-turning slackens resolution.
Robert Herrick, Regression Spoils Resolution, as reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 668-69.
Resolution
I will be as harsh as truth and as uncompromising as justice.
William Lloyd Garrison, Salutatory of the Liberator, Volume I. No. 1. (1 January 1831).
Resolution
Be stirring as the time; be fire with fire;
Threaten the threat'ner and outface the brow
Of bragging horror: so shall inferior eyes,
That borrow their behaviours from the great,
Grow great by your example and put on
The dauntless spirit of resolution.
William Shakespeare, King John (1598), Act V, scene 1, line 48.
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