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Mediation in the Asia-Pacific Region: Transforming Conflicts and Building Peace
Contributor(s): Bagshaw, Dale (Editor), Porter, Elisabeth (Editor)
ISBN: 0415849519     ISBN-13: 9780415849517
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $54.10  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: April 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | International Relations - Diplomacy
Dewey: 327.17
Series: Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Pol
Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.76 lbs) 240 pages
 
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This book examines mediation in connection with peacebuilding in the Asia-Pacific region, providing practical examples which either highlight the weaknesses within certain mediation approaches or demonstrate best-practice.

The authors explore the extent to which current ideas and practices of mediation in the Asia-Pacific region are dominated by Western understandings and critically challenge the appropriateness of such thinking. Featuring a range of case studies on Fiji, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Vietnam, China, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand, this book has three main aims:

  • To challenge dominant Western practices and ways of thinking on mediation that currently are being imposed in the Asia-Pacific region;

  • To develop culturally-fluent and socially just mediation alternatives that build upon local, traditional or religious approaches;

  • To situate mediation within ideas and practices on peacebuilding.

Making a unique contribution to peace and conflict studies literature by explicitly linking mediation and peacebuilding practices, this book is a vital text for students and scholars in these fields.