Don’t we have a right to get angry? Integrating emotions into international mediation studies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21620004 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laurie Nathan (0000-0001-8588-958X, University of Notre Dame), Joel M Devonshire (0000-0002-3731-7154), Joel Devonshire (University of Notre Dame) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 81-103 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Conflict Management (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1044-4068 • E-ISSN: 1758-8545 |
| Publisher | Emerald (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1108/ijcma-08-2022-0135 |
| OpenAlex | W4367676787 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 37 |
Purpose This paper aims to critique the rationalist theoretical framework of international mediation, which ignores emotions in analyzing the decision by conflict parties to pursue a negotiated settlement or continue fighting, and to present an alternative framework that integrates emotions. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws on psychology research on emotions and conflict to develop an emotionally informed framework for analyzing conflict parties’ decision-making regarding a settlement. It demonstrates the framework’s validity and value through a case study of the 2000 Camp David mediation to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Findings A rationalist approach to mediation does not have adequate explanatory and predictive power theoretically. In practice, it can reduce the prospect of success. Research limitations/implications The paper highlights the necessity for mediation researchers to study the effects of emotion, draw on psychology studies on conflict and explore the emotional implications of different mediation strategies and tactics. Practical implications The framework highlights the challenge of designing and conducting mediation in a way that cultivates emotions favorable to a settlement and lessens emotions unfavorable to a settlement. Originality/value This is the first study, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, to critique the rationalist framework of international mediation studies and develop an alternative framework that integrates emotions
Alternative dispute resolution · Epistemology · Mediation · Originality · Party-directed mediation · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Conflict Management and Negotiation · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
On the automatic activation of associated evaluations
Collective Trauma and the Social Construction of Meaning
Emotion and Decision Making
Functional Accounts of Emotions
The Many Meanings/Aspects of Emotion
Infuriating Impasses
Humiliation
Theorizing emotions in world politics
Socio-Psychological Barriers to Peace Making
Humiliation and the Inertia Effect
The timing of peace initiatives
Emotions in conflict
Emotional barriers to peace
The Camp David Papers
Quest for Middle East Peace
The Rationality of Rational Choice Theory
The Passion of World Politics
Visions in Collision
Humiliation and International Conflict Preferences
Why Does Fear Override Hope in Societies Engulfed by Intractable Conflict, as It Does in the Israeli Society
Group-based Hatred in Intractable Conflict in Israel
Understanding Success and Failure of International Mediation
How Civil Wars End
When Do They Say Yes? An Analysis of the Willingness to Offer and Accept Mediation in Civil Wars
Rationality in International Relations
Rationality and Psychology in International Politics
Rationalist Approaches to Conflict Prevention and Resolution
A needs-based model of reconciliation
A Clash of Emotions
The Affections and the Passions
Game Theory and Emotions
Collective Emotions in Conflict Situations
Talking peace
The relationship of perceptions and emotions to behavior in the face of collective inequality
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |