Understanding Success and Failure of International Mediation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6285282 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marieke Kleiboer (Leiden University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 360-389 |
| Publication date | 1996-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022002796040002007 |
| OpenAlex | W2134524205 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 114 |
| References cited | 80 |
This article presents and assesses the state of the art in research on the course and outcomes of international mediation. The review consists of three parts. First, the elusive notion of mediation success is addressed. Second, the key contextual and process factors thought to explain international mediation outcomes are discussed. The final part raises a number of problems with current theorizing, and a plea is made for a more fundamental reflection on the assumptions underlying present research. Using a heuristic adaptation of the metatheoretical framework developed by Burrell and Morgan, it is argued that four fundamentally different currents of thought about international conflict and its management may be discerned. These four proto-theories may help us to put into perspective current debates and contradictory findings, as well as generate a more coherent foundation for future research on the success and failure of mediation in international conflict
Adaptation (eye · Alternative dispute resolution · Conflict management · Economics · Epistemology · Foundation (evidence · Mediation · Party-directed mediation · Perspective (graphical · Plea · Political science · Positive economics · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Conflict Management and Negotiation · Construction Project Management and Performance · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Psychology
Conflict Mediation
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Blueprints and Blind Spots
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Structural bias, polarized mediation and conflict resolution failure
Opposing Power
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Relational peace practices
Adaptive Mediation and Conflict Resolution
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The Power to Blame as a Source of Leverage
Expanding Ripeness Beyond Push and Pull
The Emergence of ‘Meditration’ in International Peacemaking
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Formulative Strategy
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EU Mediation Practices in Ukraine during Revolutions
Process Peace
Success in the Shadow of Failure
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The Competing Mediations in the Post-Qaddafi Libyan Political Crisis
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Partnering to Make Peace
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Evaluating the contributions of interactive problem solving to the resolution of ethnonational conflicts
Determinants of mediation success in post-conflict Bosnia
Current developments in international conflict management
Ethnic politics, complex legitimacy crisis, and intramural relations within Asean
Cultural contingencies of mediation
The spatial contagion of international mediation
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Bias and the Effectiveness of Third-Party Conflict Management Mechanisms
International Mediation, Selection Effects, and the Question of Bias
Fear of rejection
Dynamics of International Mediation
Failing to succeed? The cumulative impact of international mediation revisited
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Escalation in international conflict management
Demosthenes and democracies
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Is There Method in the Madness of Mediation? Some Lessons for Mediators from Quantitative Studies of Mediation
Conflict management trajectories
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Complementary mediation
Power Play
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Mediation and Qatari Foreign policy
Dispute Resolution Institutions and Strategic Militarization
Peace Negotiations and Civilian Targeting
Civil War Mediation and the Conflict Environment
A genealogy of mediation in international relations
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The European Union and Border Conflicts
Mediating International Conflicts
Türkiye’s strategic ambiguity in the Russia-Ukraine war
In the Nick of Time
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When Is Shuttle Diplomacy Worth the Commute? Information Sharing through Mediation
Choosing to Intervene
Barriers to Coordination? Examining the Impact of Culture on International Mediation Occurrence and Effectiveness
Power, Impartiality and Timing
Mediation Style and Crisis Outcomes
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The Dark Side of Altruistic Third-Party Punishment
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International behavior
Conflict and communication
Crises in world politics
Sociological Paradigms and Organizational Analysis
Ripe for resolution
Dynamics of third party intervention
Capitalism and Underdevelopment in Latin America
Essence of Decision
International mediation in theory and practice
Fearful warriors
After Hegemony
Structures, strategies, and tactics of mediation
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Peacemaking in Civil War
The Resolution of Conflict
Mediation in International Relations
Social Conflicts and Third Parties
The Modern World-System
The Challenge of Mediation in Internal Wars
Third Party Mediation and International Norms
Turtles All the Way Down
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Injustice, empowerment, and facilitation in conflict
Factors affecting entrapment in escalating conflicts
International Aspects of Civil Strife
Ripeness and the settlement of international disputes
The Modern World System
International Mediation
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International Disputes
Intermediaries in international conflict
International conflict resolution
How Kissinger Did It
Quaker Experiences in International Conciliation
Time to Talk
The Political Psychology of `Peace through Democratization
Bargaining strength and group polarization in intergroup negotiations
The modern world-system
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Mediation
Democracy and the Management of International Conflict
Value Differences and Conflict Resolution
Democracies, Disputes, and Third-Party Intermediaries
The escalation of international conflicts
Compliance, identification, and internalization three processes of attitude change
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Resolution of Conflict
The process of international mediation
The richness of the tradition of political realism
The Intermediaries
Great Power Mediation
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Critic or Mediator? Sweden in World Politics, 1945-90
Ripeness of Conflict
Formal and Quasi-Mediators in International Disputes
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Camp David
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Mediation of Civil Wars
Temporal Man
| Unique citing works | 114 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,8 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2026 (31) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 114 |