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“Today, the promises and pitfalls of multiculturalism, internationalism and globalization fill our headlines and our daily lives. As a result, there is an increasingly urgent need for peacemakers who can bring sensitivity, insight, evidence and skill to helping us navigate cultural differences, particularly those that are deep, invisible and sacred. This extraordinary book—The Routledge Handbook of Intercultural Mediation—is the most current and compre- hensive resource for those intrepid mediators who serve as our guides in these tumultuous times. It will serve as the canon for this work, and a treasured resource for decades to come.” Peter T. Coleman, Professor of Psychology and Education, Director of the Morton Deutsch International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution at Columbia University, USA “I cannot think of a better volume to help us make sense of the avalanche of intercultural ‘nightmares’ that we have been facing since early 2020—and before that! Dominic Busch has managed to put together a stimulating interdisciplinary and visionary compendium around intercultural mediation. Together with the authors they remind us that mediation does not just matter in times of emergencies but that it is pivotal to the very notion of interculturality at all times. The handbook retells the past of intercultural mediation, keeps us up to date with today’s research and inspires us for the future. It should be on everyone’s must-read list.” Fred Dervin, Professor of Multicultural Education, University of Helsinki, Finland “The ideas and practices of intercultural mediation draw (or at least, should draw) from a wide variety of subject matter, fields and research traditions. A thorough academic treatment that crosses all these ‘silos’ is overdue, and The Routledge Handbook of Intercultural Mediation addresses this gap in style. Its array of authors shows not only the expected level of expertise as well as the range of cultures and nations for such a work, but also a creative selection of fields and backgrounds. A list of the wide variety of research settings in this book might begin with the sciences, business, law, engineering, health care and linguistics, but it won’t end there. This is an essential resource for anyone who is trying to understand what mediators can do, and how they can improve, in the complex interactions that make up intercultural work.” Christopher Honeyman, Managing Partner at Convenor Conflict Management, Washington, DC, USA “A global pandemic, geopolitical ructions, social and economic inequality, and the rise of artificial intelligence provide stark reminders as to why intercultural mediation continues to matter. Learning to live well together is an enduring project of humanity, and under- standing how to achieve this remains at the core of the concept and practices of inter- cultural mediation. This volume traces the evolution of this term and its various manifestations across diverse disciplines, paradigms and cultural worldviews. It represents a comprehensive, rich and compelling account of why intercultural mediation remains crucial for reciprocal engagement, justice and peace that must occur if we are to come together to face the great challenges that lie ahead.” Michelle Kohler, Senior Research Fellow, Research Centre for Languages and Cultures, UniSA: Justice and Society, University of South Australia, Australia “This collection is particularly broad, being interdisciplinary and international as well as in- tercultural, including the topics covered, disciplines represented, and chapter authors, and thus should be relevant to an uncommonly large group of researchers, practitioners, and students.” Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz, Director of the Center for Intercultural Dialogue and Professor Emerita at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, USA “The new handbook weaves together interdisciplinary insights into the role of intercultural mediation in situations of conflict, dialogue, and more inclusive forms of community- building across varied cultural and organizational contexts. As well as contributing to debates about the meanings of culture and interculturality, the book provides a nuanced view of the field, laying out theoretical achievements and gaps and identifying promising practices.” Kirstie McAllum, Department of Communication, Université de Montréal, Canada “A unique and stimulating collection of perspectives and insights on the interplay between mediation and culture. The authors come from a wide array of disciplines and cultures and explore a variety of situations at different levels of abstraction. This book can enrich anyone’s ability to recognize, understand, and deal wisely with cultural influences in mediation—and other situations.” Leonard L. Riskin, Visiting Professor, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, USA “Given the numerous wars between nations and violent conflicts within nations in today’s world, it’s obvious that neutral third parties trained in intercultural mediators are needed to help resolve such conflicts. In light of this, The Handbook of Intercultural Mediation should be required reading for this important group of professional mediators.” Joseph A. Scimecca, Professor of Sociology, George Mason University, USA “The Routledge Handbook of Intercultural Mediation is a tour de force. This work is a dazzling achievement written with great skill by a global community of scholars, and whose usefulness will have a long life. This book makes a significant contribution toward nonviolent social change, especially when placed against the backdrop of the current urgencies of global pandemic and the horrors of war. Beginning with an initial review of the literature, the stage is set for current and future researchers and practitioners to reexamine how they (we) have thought about culture, conflict, and community. As the reader is invited to assume roles of observer and participant, an impressive gathering of international contributors explores di- verse aspects of intercultural mediation as a process of dispute resolution, a byproduct of translation and pedagogy, and as a communicative or socio-political aspiration. These authors present a wide range of approaches, disciplines, voices, and perspectives that highlight, yet bring cohesion to disparate epistemological and methodological tensions.” Mary Adams Trujillo, Professor Emerita of Communication Arts and Conflict Transformation, North Park University, USA “Full of innovative approaches and observations, including alternatives to and critiques of a Western-only approach to mediation, this Handbook of Intercultural Mediation is a treatment of mediation that examines interculturality as it should be done- comprehensively, glob- ally, and respectfully. This volume, appearing as the world struggles with the global impact of both epidemic and war, could hardly be more timely. It is unique in bringing both depth and breadth to the topic of intercultural mediation. Especially remarkable for the range of scales represented, from analyses of language to international politics, the volume is destined to be a touchstone for work in mediation, and for intercultural studies generally, for years to come.” Geoffrey White, Professor Emeritus, Department of Anthropology, University of Hawai’i, USA THE ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF INTERCULTURAL MEDIATION Offering unique coverage of an emerging, interdisciplinary area, this comprehensive handbook examines the theoretical underpinnings and emergent conceptions of intercultural mediation in related fields of study. Authored by global experts in fields from intercultural communication and conflict resolution to translation studies, literature, political science, and foreign language teaching, chapters trace the history, development, and present state of approaches to intercultural mediation. The sections in this volume show how the concept of intercultural mediation has been constructed among different fields and shaped by its specific applications in an open cycle of influence. This book parses different philosophical conceptions as well as pragmatic approaches, providing ample grounding in the key perspectives on this growing field of discourse. The Routledge Handbook of Intercultural Mediation is a valuable reference for graduate and postgraduate students studying mediation, conflict resolution, intercultural communication, translation, and psychology, as well as for practitioners and researchers in those fields and beyond. Dominic Busch is a full professor of intercultural communication and conflict research at the faculty of human sciences, University of the Bundeswehr Munich, Germany. ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOKS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES The Routledge Handbook of Strategic Communication Edited By Derina Holtzhausen and Ansgar Zerfass The Routledge Handbook of Digital Writing and Rhetoric Edited by Jonathan Alexander and Jacqueline Rhodes The Routledge Handbook of Positive Communication Edited by José Antonio Muñiz Velázquez and Cristina M. Pulido The Routledge Handbook of Mass Media Ethics Edited by Lee Wilkins and Clifford G. 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All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Names: Busch, Dominic, 1976-editor. Title: The Routledge handbook of intercultural mediation / edited by Dominic Busch. Description: New York, NY : Routledge, 2023. | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Identifiers: LCCN 2022020757 (print) | LCCN 2022020758 (ebook) | ISBN 9781032129747 (hardback) | ISBN 9781032130606 (paperback) | ISBN 9781003227441 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Intercultural communication. | Cross-cultural studies. | Communication and culture. Classification: LCC HM1211 .R68 2023 (print) | LCC HM1211 (ebook) | DDC 303.48/2‐‐dc23/eng/20220518 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022020757 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022020758 ISBN: 978-1-032-12974-7 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-032-13060-6 (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-003-22744-1 (ebk) DOI: 10.4324/9781003227441 Typeset in Bembo by MPS Limited, Dehradun CONTENTS List of figures xii List of tables xiii Notes on contributors xiv Preface by Dominic Busch xxvi Introduction: The interdisciplinary vision of intercultural mediation 1 Dominic Busch PART I Professional intercultural dispute mediation 21 1 Culture and mediation: A 2020s perspective on early criticism of Western paradigms 23 Greg Bond 2 Cross-cultural disputes and mediator strategies 30 Carrie Menkel-Meadow 3 De-essentializing notions of self and identity in mediation 43 Ida Helene Asmussen 4 Cultural humility in intercultural mediation 51 Shino Yokotsuka 5 Intercultural mediation training 59 Claude-Hélène Mayer vii Contents 6 Interculturality in Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) 67 Dorcas Quek Anderson 7 Policing and intercultural mediation: Forms of triadic conflict management 77 Catharina Vogt and Stefanie Giljohann 8 Putting culture into a perspective in intercultural mediation 85 Katharina Kriegel-Schmidt PART II Intercultural mediation in international politics 93 9 Interculturality in the concept of peace mediation 95 Anne Holper 10 Hybrid peace mediation in the age of pandemics 104 Anine Hagemann and Isabel Bramsen 11 The political dimensions of culture and religion in mediation 111 Mohammed Abu-Nimer and Timothy Seidel 12 Third parties’ involvement in contexts of political conflict and power imbalances 119 Helena Desivilya Syna 13 Seeing people in interactive peacemaking through a consciousness lens 128 Susan H. Allen 14 The past is the past—or is it? Considering the role of the past in inter- cultural mediation 136 Barbara Tint, Minji Cho, and Martha Doyle 15 The politics of intercultural space: Inclusive, unobtrusive, and failed mediation 145 Haynes Collins PART III De-centering Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) 153 16 Imagining a racially diverse and inclusive mediation field: Uncovering the structural hurdles 155 Maria R. Volpe and Marvin E. Johnson viii Contents 17 Intercultural mediation from a European perspective 163 Agostino Portera 18 Islamic forms of intercultural mediation 172 Akram Abdul Cader 19 Transforming conflict cultures through mediation 180 Kenneth Cloke 20 Indigenous conflict management strategies beyond the ADR paradigm 189 Hamdesa Tuso PART IV De-essentializing culture in intercultural mediation 199 21 The discourse of thirdness in intercultural mediation 201 Malcolm N. MacDonald 22 The triadic character of intercultural learning: Insights from edusemiotics 210 Juming Shen and Ying Zhou 23 The bridge metaphor in intercultural mediation 220 John Corbett 24 Using creative non-fiction to pinpoint moments of deCentering in intercultural mediation 229 Adrian Holliday 25 Emic and etic perspectives on culture in mediation 237 Alena L. Vasilyeva 26 Professional dispute mediators’ notions of culture 245 Dominic Busch, Emilian Franco, and Andrea Hartmann-Piraudeau 27 Design thinking and design communication for intercultural conflict management 253 Patrice M. Buzzanell, Sean Eddington, Evgeniya Pyatovskaya, and Aliah Mestrovich Seay PART V Theorizing intercultural mediation 263 28 Theorizing mediation from the perspective of legal anthropology 265 Marc Simon Thomas ix
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