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The 29 pages that link to Mediation, each with the reason it gives.

• Collective bargainingRelated: Mediators can assist bargaining parties without deciding terms for them.

• DiplomacyRelated: Mediators facilitate diplomacy without necessarily representing either disputing party.

• PacifismRelated: It offers a nonviolent method for resolving conflicts that might otherwise escalate.

• Conflict resolutionBroader topic: A mediator structures discussion while leaving the settlement decision with the parties.

• NegotiationRelated: A mediator structures talks without deciding the outcome for the parties.

• ArbitrationCompared with: Mediation facilitates agreement; arbitration authorizes a tribunal to decide.

• Civil procedureBroader topic: It can resolve civil disputes without a trial or binding ruling.

• DivorceCompared with: It can settle divorce disputes without asking a judge to decide every contested issue.

• Family lawRelated: Mediation can resolve family disputes without a contested court hearing.

• TrialCompared with: Unlike a trial, mediation does not assign the final decision to a judge or jury.

• NeutralityRelated: Neutrality may support a mediator's credibility, though mediation does not require neutrality.

• Alternative dispute resolutionBroader topic: A mediator facilitates settlement but does not decide the dispute.

• Permanent Court of ArbitrationCompared with: The institution can facilitate mediation, unlike arbitration’s adjudicative process.

• Blood feudRelated: Mediators can secure settlements between groups that will not negotiate directly.

• LitigationCompared with: Unlike litigation, mediation leaves the outcome to the parties' agreement.

• Adversarial systemBroader topic: It replaces courtroom contest with facilitated negotiation, though parties retain control over settlement.

• Richard HolbrookeNarrower topic: Holbrooke acted as an unusually forceful mediator among the parties to the Bosnian conflict.

• AdjudicationCompared with: Unlike an adjudicator, a mediator ordinarily cannot impose a decision.

• Peace researchRelated: Research identifies conditions under which third-party involvement can help end conflict.

• Ralph BuncheNarrower topic: Bunche’s work exemplifies mediation conducted through sustained, direct negotiation.

• Legal anthropologyRelated: It reveals how settlement can depend on social standing and shared expectations.

• BarristerCompared with: Barristers may advise or represent clients in settlement processes outside court.

• Peace and conflict studiesRelated: It offers a structured route from adversarial positions toward negotiated settlement.

• Procedural lawCompared with: Unlike adjudication, mediation does not empower the neutral to impose a judgment.

• Collaborative lawCompared with: Unlike collaborative law, mediation does not inherently require parties’ lawyers to withdraw if litigation follows.

• Dispute resolutionRelated: A mediator facilitates settlement but ordinarily cannot impose a decision.

• Legal proceedingCompared with: Mediation seeks voluntary settlement rather than an authoritative ruling.

• LawsuitCompared with: Mediation seeks agreement rather than a court-imposed judgment.

• United States Institute of PeaceRelated: Mediation is among the practical tools advanced through the institute’s training and policy work.