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Resources

Recent Speeches and Papers

Upcoming Publications from the Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation

  • Designing Mediation: Approaches to Training and Practice Within a Transformative Framework, Edited by Joseph P. Folger and Robert A. Baruch Bush. Available Mid-April 2001

Select Publications

Bush, R.A.B. (1996). The unexplored possibilities of community mediation. Journal of Law and Social Inquiry 21: 715-.

Bush, R.A.B. (1996). What do we need a mediator for? Mediation's value-added for negotiators. Ohio State Journal of Dispute Resolution, 12 (1), 14-23.

Bush, R.A.B. (1992). The dilemmas of mediation practice: A study of ethical dilemmas and policy implications. Washington, DC: National Institute for Dispute Resolution.

Bush, R.A.B. (1989). Efficiency and protection, or empowerment and recognition? The mediator's role and ethical standards in mediation. Florida Law Review, 41, 253 -286.

Bush, R.A.B. & Folger, J.P. (1994). The promise of mediation: Responding to conflict through empowerment and recognition, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Della Noce, D.J. (forthcoming). Seeing theory in practice: An analysis of recognition.

Della Noce, D.J. (forthcoming). The transformative framework: Addressing misconceptions. Wisconsin Association of Mediators.

Della Noce, D.J. (1998). President's Message: Conflict in the mediation field is a challenge to be met. Mediation News, 17 (3), 1-3. Lexington, MA: Academy of Family Mediators.

Della Noce, D.J. (1997). What is a model for mediation practice? A critical review of Family mediation: Contemporary issues, Mediation Quarterly, 15 (2), 133 -142.

Della Noce, D.J. (1 997). Mediation and society in microcosm: Providing family mediation services to low-income families. Mediation Quarterly, 15 (1), 5-12.

Della Noce, D.J. (June 1997). Mediation could be the practice of law, but it doesn't have to be. Forum, 33, 16-21. (Special Issue: Is Mediation the Practice of Law?) Washington, DC: National Institute for Dispute Resolution.

Folger, J.P. (1991). Assessing community dispute resolution needs. In K. Grover Duffy, J. Grosch, & P.V. Olczak (Eds.), Community mediation: A handbook for practitioners and researchers (pp. 53-71). New York: Guilford.

Folger, J.P. & Bernard, S. (1985). Divorce mediation: When mediators challenge the divorcing parties. Mediation Quarterly, 10, 5-23.

Folger, J.P. & Bush, R.A.B. (1996). Transformative mediation and third-party intervention: Ten hallmarks of a transformative approach to practice. Mediation Quarterly, 13 (4), 263-278.

Folger, J.P. & Bush, R.A.B. (1994). Ideology, orientations to conflict, and mediation discourse. In J. P. Folger & T. S. Jones (Eds.), New directions in mediation: Communication research and perspectives. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Folger, J.P. & Jones, T.S. (Eds.) (1994) New directions in mediation: Communication research and perspectives. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Folger, J.P, Poole, M.S., & Stutman, R.K. (1993). Working through conflict: Strategies for relationships, groups and organizations. New York- Harper Collins.

Pope, S.G. (1996). Inviting fortuitous events in mediation: The role of empowerment and recognition. Mediation Quarterly, 13 (4), 287-294.

Select books for further reading

About conflict

Grimshaw, A. (Ed.)(1990). Conflict talk. Cambridge, LJK- Cambridge University Press.

Pearce, W.B. & Littlejohn, S.W. (1997). Moral conflict: When social worlds collide. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

About ideologies and worldviews, generally
Bellah, R.N., and others (1985). Habits of the heart: Individualism and commitment in American life. Berkeley: University of California Press.

Billig, M., Condor, S., Edwards, D., Gane, M., Middleton, D. and Radley, A.R. (1988). Ideological dilemmas: A social psychology of everyday thinking. London: Sage.

Bush, R.A.B. & Folger, J.P. (1994). The promise of mediation: Responding to conflict through empowerment and recognition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Eagleton, T. (1991). Ideology: An introduction. London-. Verso.

Fairclough, N. (1989). Language and power. London.- Longman.

Folger, J.P. & Bush, R.A.B. (1994). Ideology, orientations to conflict, and mediation discourse. In J. P. Folger & T. S. Jones (Eds.), New directions in mediation-. Communication research and perspectives. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Mumby, D.K. (1988). Communication and power in organizations: Discourse, ideology and domination. Norwood, NJ: Ablex.

Thompson, J.B. (1990). Ideology and modern culture. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.

van Dijk, T.A. (1987). Communicating racism: Ethnic prejudice in thought and talk. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.

van Dijk, T.A. (1998). Ideology: A multidisciplinary study. London: Sage. About the Relational Worldview

Bellah, R.N., and others (1985). Habits of the heart: Individualism and commitment in American Life. Berkeley: University of California Press.

Broome, B.J. (1993). Managing differences in conflict resolution: The role of relational empathy. In D.J. Sandole & H.van der Merwe (Eds.), Conflict resolution: Theory and practice, pp.97-111. NY: Manchester University Press.

Bush, R.A.B. & Folger, J.P. (1994). The promise of mediation: Responding to conflict through empowerment and recognition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Folger, J.P. & Bush, R.A.B. (1994). Ideology, orientations to conflict, and mediation discourse. In J.P. Folger & T. S. Jones (Eds.), New directions in mediation-Communication research and perspectives. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Gilligan, C. (1982). In a different voice: Psychological theory and women's development. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Mansbridge, J.J. (1983). Beyond adversary democracy. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Mansbridge, J.J. (Ed.) (1990). Beyond self-interest. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

McNamee, S. & Gergen, K.J. (Eds.) (1999). Relational responsibility: Resources for sustainable dialogue. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Sandel, M. J. (1996). Democracy's discontent: America in search of a public philosophy. Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. About practice from the transformative framework

Bush, R.A.B. & Folger, J.P. (1994). The promise of mediation: Responding to conflict through empowerment and recognition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Folger, J.P. & Jones, T.S. (Eds.) (1994) New directions in mediation: Communication research and perspectives. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. About mediator practice frameworks

Kolb, D.M. & Associates (1994). When talk works: Profiles of mediators. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Select articles for further reading

Bush, R.A.B. (1996). The unexplored possibilities of community mediation. Journal of Law and Social Inquiry, 21, 715-

Bush, R.A.B. (1996). What do we need a mediator for? Mediation's value-added for negotiators. Ohio State Journal of Dispute Resolution,12 (1), 14-23.

DellaNoce, D.J. (June 1997). Mediation could be the practice of law, but it doesn't have to be. Forum, 33, 16-21. (Special Issue: Is Mediation the Practice of Law?) Washington, DC: National Institute for Dispute Resolution.

Fleischer, J.M. (1996). Directing and administrating a mediation program: The transformative approach. Mediation Quarterly, 13 (4), 295-304.

Folger, J.P. & Bush, R.A.B. (1996). Transformative mediation and third-party intervention: Ten hallmarks of a transformative approach to practice. Mediation Quarterly, 13 (4), 263-278.

Greatbatch, D. & Dingwall, R. (1989). Selective facilitation: Some preliminary observations on a strategy used by divorce mediators. Law and Society Review 23, 613-641.

Grillo, T. (1996). Respecting the struggle: Following the parties' lead. Mediation Quarterly, 13 (4), 279-286.

Pope, S.G. (1996). Inviting fortuitous events in mediation: The role of empowerment and recognition. Mediation Quarterly, 13 (4), 287-294.

Lam, J. A., Rifkin, J., & Townley, A. (1989). Refraining conflict: Implications for fairness in parent-adolescent mediation. Mediation Quarterly, 7 (1), 15 -31.

Putnam, L. L. (1994). Challenging the assumptions of traditional approaches to negotiation. Negotiation Journal, 337-346.

Silbey, S.S. & Merry, S. (1986). Mediator settlement strategies. Law and Policy 8, 7-32.

VanderKooi, L. & Pearson, J. (1983). Mediating divorce disputes: Mediator behavior, styles and roles. Family Relations, 32, 557-566.
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