Transplanting mediation to contexts which are institutionally and culturally different from the West may bring some unexpected surprises. While international donors all over the globe have universally allied with the courts or the governments to promote mediation in the developing world, this may be where the threat may come from. Below is the account, nearly…

What to write about this month? There is a lot on the go: General Election in the UK, Citizens Assembly in Scotland, Climate Change reports predicting the worst. What about mediation? That is an interesting question. I have been asked recently to act as an independent third party in two significant matters where the parties…

  “Impasse” – a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement; a deadlock. Last time I focused on impasse in mediation, I noted that in my experience as a commercial mediator, impasse most often flows from a combination of cognitive biases and flawed risk assessments. This post suggests ways mediators can…

We would like to announce an opening for the position of Assistant Editor for the Kluwer Mediation Blog. The Assistant Editor will report directly to the editors, Bill Marsh and Nadja Alexander, and will work closely with the Kluwer team. The essential duties of the Assistant Editor are: (1) reviewing and editing proposed posts; (2)…