Steenhausen, P D (2003) Negotiating among mediators: Multiparty mediation in international politics. PhD thesis, University of Southern California, USA.
Abstract
Although international violent conflicts are commonly mediated by multiple third parties, relatively little scholarship exists on the phenomenon. This dissertation focuses on four major aspects of multiparty mediation that hitherto have gone unaddressed: the coalition-building process that transforms a conflict from a single-party to a multiparty effort; the conditions under which coordination among mediators is more or less likely; the varying strategies and tactics they opt to use when negotiating with each other, as well as with the disputants; and how these factors influence the outcome of conflicts. Using the Cyprus conflict as a case study and verbal negotiation theory as a conceptual framework, this study ascertains and compares the perceptions, behaviors, and interactions of various third parties—including the United States, Great Britain, and United Nations—during three international crises. In so doing, a new concept and several new hypotheses are generated, which can be applied to other conflicts for purposes of generalization.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Thesis advisor: | Odell, J S |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Cyprus; United States; building process; case study; conflicts; coordination; mediation; negotiation; politics |
| Index terms: | mediation, United States, strategy, negotiating, building process, conceptual framework, case study, mediator, politics, United Nations, coordination, Cyprus, negotiation, dissertation, interaction |
| Subjects: | Geography, theoretical framing, behavioral psychology, building construction, research dissemination and communication, management, political science, conflict resolution, dispute resolution, data collection methods, institutional frameworks |
| Topics: | Organizational Design, Site Management, Business Strategy, Research Practice, Stakeholder Management, Governance, Legal Issues, Geographical Context |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCEA |
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