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July 01 1996

Understanding Mediation's Role in Preventive Diplomacy

Jacob Bercovitch

Jacob Bercovitch

Jacob Bercovitch is Professor of International Relations at the University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand.

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Jacob Bercovitch

Jacob Bercovitch is Professor of International Relations at the University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand.

First Publication: July 02 2007

Online ISSN: 1571-9979

Print ISSN: 0748-4526

© 1996 Plenum Publishing Corporation

1996

Plenum Publishing Corporation

This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For a full description of the license, please visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.

Negotiation Journal (1996) 12 (3): 241–258.

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1571-9979.1996.tb00098.x

Abstract

The ever:increasing number of international conflicts, their complexity, intractability, and their costs, demands that the world focus more attention on preventive diplomacy. Mediation is a key component of preventive diplomacy. This article analyzes data on international conflict management from 1945 to 1990, and examines the factors that contributed to the success or failure of mediation.

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© 1996 Plenum Publishing Corporation

1996

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