Mediation in the U.S.A., China, Japan, and Korea

Authors

James A. Wall Jr., Utah State University
Michael Blum
Ronda Roberts Callister, Utah State UniversityFollow
Deng Jian Jin
Nam-Hyeon Kim
Dong-Won Sohn

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title

Security Dialogue

Volume

29

Issue

2

Publisher

SAGE Publications

First Page

235

Last Page

248

Publication Date

1998

Abstract

Currently, the mediation literature is extensive and appears fairly complete: it describes the mediation process, the inducements to mediate, the techniques employed by mediators, and the mediation outcomes. While the literature does make contributions, it is culture-bound, in that it -for the most part- is based on the responses of Western mediators, studied by Western researchers, relying on assumptions embedded in their culture and writing for Western journals (1). That is why the mediation literature can provide only a narrow base for extrapolating findings to mediation in other countries or for theorizing about differences among countries. To overcome these limitations, we can take a 'dead reckoning' approach to theory building. In this article we explain this approach and use it to develop predictions about differences in mediation in the USA, China, Japan, and Korea.

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Wall, J. A. Jr., Blum, M. Callister, R. R., Jin, D. J., Kim, N. H. Sohn, D. W. 1998. Mediation in the U.S.A., China, Japan, and Korea. Security Dialogue, 29: 235-248.