Introduction: Revealing the World of Mediation Alexia Georgakopoulos Part I: Promoting Dynamic Mediation in the New AgeMediation Career Trends through Time: Exploring Opportunities and ChallengesCraig Zelizer & Colleen ChiochettiOnline Technology: The New Frontier for Mediation and Conflict EngagementDaniel Rainey & Alan Tidwell Story-Based Inter-Group MediationJessica SenehiThe Intersection of Improv and MediationFarshad Farahat, Charles Goesel & Alexia GeorgakopoulosValue-Centered Mediation: The Centrality and Use of Meaning and ValuesMark Kleiman Electronic MediationDaniel Druckman & Sabine T. KoeszegiMediation and SpiritualityZena D. ZumetaPart II: Mediating in Relational SettingsTransformative Mediation: Illustrating a Relational View of Conflict InterventionJoseph P. Folger & Dan SimonNarrative Mediation of Family ConflictJohn WinsladeVictim-Offender Mediation: A Humanistic ApproachMark Umbreit & Toran HansenBrain Science Behind Mediating Relational Conflicts Thomas DiGraziaMindfulness in Mediation as a Relational PracticeRan KuttnerMediation and Collaboration with Multiple Disciplines: The Implementation of Systemic Theory in Alternative Dispute ResolutionTommie Boyd & Randy HellerDynamic Mediation: Integrating ForgivenessJohn ZivojinovicPart III: Mediating in Organizational and Institutional SettingsMediation Within and Between OrganizationsChristopher MooreOrganizational Conflict Management Systems: The Emergence of Mediators as Conflict Resolution ProfessionalsAlexia Georgakopoulos, Harold Coleman, Jr. & Rebecca StorrowEffectiveness of Mediation in the State Agency Grievance ProcessJessica Katz Jameson, RaJade M. Berry-James, Dennis M. Daley & Jerrell D. CoggburnMediation and Dispute Resolution Services in Higher Education Neil H. KatzMediation as a Tool for Resolvng Workplace ConflictsLaVena WilkinHealth Care Mediation: Promoting Workplace Collaboration and Patient SafetyRobin CooperInstitutional Mediation and Access to Justice in the State Court System of the United StatesRebecca Storrow Part IV: Mediating in Community Settings Promoting Peaceful Communities: The Challenges and Benefits of Community-Police MediationEvan HoffmanThe Prison of Peace Project: A Model for Community TransformationDouglas E. NollSustaining Peer Mediation: Remaining Challenges and Opportunities for Peace Educators Cheryl DuckworthEncouraging Effectiveness through Communication Competence in Community MediationBrian L. HeisterkampThe Space of Conflict: Aesthetic Lessons for MediatorsDorit CypisFrom Peers to Parents: Transferring Peer Mediation Skills from School to Family Vitus OzokePart V: Mediating within Environmental SettingsConflict, Climate Change, and Environmental Catastrophe: How Mediators Can Help Save the PlanetKenneth ClokeMediators as Leaders in Climate Change: The Power of Neutrality Thomas FiutakThe Role of Mediation in Large-Scale Collaborative Initiatives Marcelle E. DuPrawMediation at the Nexus of Climate Change and ConflictOliver Leighton BarrettThe Public Sector as Mediator: The Role of Public Institutions in Environmental Collaborations and Conflict Resolution William Hall & Michael KernPart VI: Mediating in International and Intercultural SettingsThinking Locally, Acting Globally: Mediating Beyond Borders and Integrated Global Capacity BuildingKenneth ClokeInternational Multiparty MediationSinisa VukovicExploring International Mediation: Past, Present and BeyondLynn ColeCulture, Religion, and Politics in International MediationMohammed Abu-Nimer & Timothy SeidelInternational Mediation: Some Observations and Reflections Sean ByrneSuccess and Failure of International Mediation: Examining Causes and Conditions that Impede or Assist Process SuccessBrian Polkinghorn, Anthony Yost & Matt SwiderskiMediation and the Challenge of Fostering Reconciliation in Ethno-Political Disputes: The Case of GuyanaPerry Mars, Frederic Pearson & Marie Olson-LounsberyMediating in the Shadow of Conflict: United States Special Operations Forces in Unconventional WarfareChristian Ramthun, Raffi Mnatzakanian & Patrick James ChristianReligion and Mediation: Strange Bedfellows or Natural Allies?S. Ayse Kadayifci-OrellanaMediating Peacebuilding in Protracted Conflicts: An Interactive Design Framework Benjamin Broome Conclusion: The Future of Mediation in a Changing World George A. Lopez.

The Handbook of Mediation gathers leading experts across fields related to peace, justice, human rights, and conflict resolution to explore ways that mediation can be applied to a range of spectrums, including new age settings, relationships, organizations, institutions, communities, environmental conflicts, and intercultural and international conflicts. The text is informed by cogent theory, state-of-the-art research, and best practices to provide the reader with a well-rounded understanding of mediation practice in contemporary times.

Based on four signature themes―contexts; skills and competencies; applications; and recommendations―the handbook provides theoretical, applicable, and practical insight into a variety of key approaches to mediation. Authors consider modern conflict on a local and global scale, emphasizing the importance of identifying effective strategies, foundations, and methods to shape the nature of a mediation mindfully and effectively. With a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives, the text complements the development of the reader’s competencies and understanding of mediation in order to contribute to the advancement of the mediation field.