1541-1508/asset/CRQ_left.gif?v=1&s=283a018209d531254624c6794dd649ef82fc19e9)
1541-1508/asset/CRQ_right.gif?v=1&s=6d4069cb0e5c0d04d247dd736ba5b5054cd10829)
Research Article
The mediation metamodel: Understanding practice
Article first published online: 15 OCT 2008
DOI: 10.1002/crq.225
© Wiley Periodicals, Inc., and the Association for Conflict Resolution
1541-1508/asset/cover.gif?v=1&s=14440fabee76eea3b38e3683aab515a9e3afe514 "Conflict Resolution Quarterly")
Additional Information
How to Cite
Alexander, N. (2008), The mediation metamodel: Understanding practice. Conflict Resolution Quarterly, 26: 97–123. doi: 10.1002/crq.225
Publication History
- Issue published online: 15 OCT 2008
- Article first published online: 15 OCT 2008
- Abstract
- References
- Cited By
Abstract
The mediation metamodel provides a systematic framework for understanding mediation as it is practiced in a variety of professional and cultural contexts. Six mediation practices are introduced within the framework of the metamodel: settlement mediation, facilitative mediation, transformative mediation, expert advisory mediation, wise counsel mediation, and tradition/based mediation. The relationships of these different practices to one another are explored and the assumptions underlying them are examined with reference to the literature. The metamodel provides orientation in the dispute resolution field not only for mediators, parties, and their lawyers, but also for regulators, referring bodies, researchers, and students of mediation.