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Explorative Mediation at Work: The Importance of Dialogue for Mediation Practice
Roger Seaman
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Description for Explorative Mediation at Work: The Importance of Dialogue for Mediation Practice
Hardback. Num Pages: 269 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJM; KNXB3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
Exploring and critiquing various methods of mediation, this innovative book critically develops a new explorative practice in the field. Considering ways in which mediators may influence disputing parties, especially in the workplace where mediators are paid to intervene, Explorative Mediation at Work questions the common claim that mediation is a neutral intervention. The difference between offering minimally intrusive support and acting to secure a containment and even suppression of workplace conflict is heavily dependent upon a mediator's practices. At worst, engineering resolution may tarnish mediation's reputation for impartiality. At best, ... Read more
Exploring and critiquing various methods of mediation, this innovative book critically develops a new explorative practice in the field. Considering ways in which mediators may influence disputing parties, especially in the workplace where mediators are paid to intervene, Explorative Mediation at Work questions the common claim that mediation is a neutral intervention. The difference between offering minimally intrusive support and acting to secure a containment and even suppression of workplace conflict is heavily dependent upon a mediator's practices. At worst, engineering resolution may tarnish mediation's reputation for impartiality. At best, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
483g
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137516725
SKU
V9781137516725
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About Roger Seaman
Roger Seaman is a freelance workplace mediator with practical experience of mediating and facilitating democratic, small group discussions. Receiving his PhD in workplace mediation in 2010, Dr Seaman's research focuses upon an approach known as `Explorative Mediation' that is built upon a respectful critique of the Transformative and Narrative schools.
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