mediation

A diagram illustrating the process of reframing a conflict to arrive toward solutions that hold potential to meet all concerns.

A brief explanation of four essential elements for the healthy public expression of conflict.

A chart illustrating cultural expectations across stages of mediation along a spectrum from "pure formal" to "pure informal."

A brief article clarifying how North American definitions of mediation may produce crucial points of tension when directly exported to other cultures, as well as suggesting factors for mediators to consider when moving between different cultural settings.

Guide posts for conflict managers to understand key aspects of the experience, structure, and dynamics of conflict.

A brief exploration into the perspectives of mutual dependence and currencies as ways to understand power, as well as considerations mediators can use to balance power.

A foreword written for The Bernal Story, a firsthand account of the transformation of a community conflict in the Bernal Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, California.

An article describing the emergence and transformative impact of a community mediation program in Nepal.