Determinants of Mediation Success in Post-Conflict Bosnia: a Focused Comparison
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2015
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Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd
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The main goal of this study is to look at factors determining mediation success in post-conflict environments. More specifically, the authors focus on the level of involvement of the mediator in a post-conflict setting and argue that relational mediation strategies should fare better in such environments. A most similar systems comparison of the European Union/USA and Turkish mediation efforts in Bosnia-Herzegovina, both of which started in October 2009, renders support for the authors' argument. Their analysis of these two cases suggests that Turkey's relational mediation strategy delivered concrete outcomes in post-Dayton Bosnia compared to the structural intervention style adopted by the European Union/USA. The authors conclude that a relational mediation strategy facilitates the achievement of constructive solutions by helping third parties to make broader assessments of the conflict situation, and by offering flexible options in issue selection and process design.
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Shehi, Reina/0000-0002-3297-442X; Hatipoglu, Emre/0000-0002-5927-4423
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Post-Conflict, Mediation, Turkey, Focused Comparison, Bosnia
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69
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4
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414
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437