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CONFLICT MEDIATION:
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE EFFECTS THAT
MEDIATORS HAVE ON DYADIC CONFLICTS
by
Yamit Gavrieli
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
(POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS)
May 2010
Copyright 2010 Yamit Gavrieli
Object Description
| Title | Conflict mediation: a comparative study of the effects that mediators have on dyadic conflicts |
| Author | Gavrieli, Yamit |
| Author email | ygavriel@usc.edu; yamit.gavrieli@gmail.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Politics & International Relations |
| School | College of Letters, Arts and Sciences |
| Date submitted | 2010 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2010-02-16 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Dekmejian, Richard |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Renteln, Alison Burke, Catherine G. |
| Abstract | The nature of global conflict has transformed dramatically in the past few decades thanks to changes in international relations. Many attempts at successful conflict mediation have failed due to the dramatic scope of the situation; still, however, some of the successes in mediation reveal the possibility of finding common ground between two fiercely opposed sides.; The purpose of this study is to investigate the importance of leverage, in the form of power, tools and resources, and interests, of the mediator, as individual or governmental entity, in influencing the outcomes of the mediation process in international conflicts. The Prisoner’s Dilemma will be used as a theoretical tool, while Christopher Moore’s 12-step framework will be used as an organizing principle to better understand the mediations. This study comparatively analyzes two cases using two methods: Christopher Moore’s twelve stages to mediation and The Prisoner’s Dilemma. The cost-benefit analysis will be based on a power-politics analysis of both the mediators’ and parties’ interests as a key to understanding their decisions andmotivations.; The first case study examines the conflict between the IRA and Britain; the second looks at the civil conflict between the Tutsi and Hutu of Rwanda. The decision to study these two cases was based on the need to have one successful and one unsuccessful mediation case, and to understand the reasoning behind why one failed and one succeeded the respective success and failure.1 The findings suggest that even the most skilled individual mediators can only achieve success when they have leverage.; Based upon conclusions from an extensive literature review of this field, I chose to analyze two different hypotheses, they include: (1) that mediation is unlikely to be successful unless the mediator has some form of leverage (i.e., power, interests, resources), (2) finding the right measure of interest in dispute resolution is central to a mediator’s success. Both of these hypotheses will be proven true for the mediation in Northern Ireland and the mediation in Rwanda. By undertaking a critical analysis of these hypotheses, I seek to gain insight into conflict mediation and to offer a productive understanding of the mediator’s role in negotiations. |
| Keyword | conflict mediation; dyadic conflicts; mediator |
| Geographic subject (country) | Northern Ireland; Great Britain; Rwanda |
| Coverage date | 1966/1998; 1994 |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m2852 |
| Rights | Gavrieli, Yamit |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-GAVRIELI-2919 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume29/etd-GAVRIELI-2919.pdf |
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| Full text | CONFLICT MEDIATION: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE EFFECTS THAT MEDIATORS HAVE ON DYADIC CONFLICTS by Yamit Gavrieli A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS) May 2010 Copyright 2010 Yamit Gavrieli |
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