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Title Analysis of multiparty mediation processes
Full text http://hdl.handle.net/1887/20551
Date 2013
Author(s) VukoviÄ‡, Siniša
Abstract Crucial challenges for multiparty mediation processes include the achievement of adequate cooperation among the mediators and consequent coordination of their activities in the mediation process. Existing literature goes only as far as to make it clear that successful mediation requires necessary cooperation and coordination between mediators, as if these features were exogenous to the process. Available research does not consider whether these features might change over time and if such change could have an impact on the overall mediation process. Experience shows that it is not rare for mediators who were initially willing to pool their resources and act in concert with one another to decide at a later point to stop cooperating. Using a game theoretical model (developed for the purposes of this research) and an analysis of five cases of multiparty mediation, this research illustrates the importance of maintaining necessary levels of cooperation and coordination to achieve successful outcomes and provides insights on how to achieve them in case the mediating coalition is faced with internal conflict of interests. - Promotores: M.O. Hosli, I.W. Zartman - With Summary in Dutch
Subject(s) International mediation; Conflict resolution; Theory of moves; Process tracing; Tajikistan; Namibia; Cambodia; Kosovo; Sri Lanka
Language en
Publisher Institute of Political Science, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Leiden University
Type of publication Dissertatie
Identifier Vukovi, S., 2013, Doctoral Thesis, Leiden University
Repository Leiden - University of Leiden
Added to C-A: 2013-03-31;10:51:08