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State of Knowledge: Community Mediation at a Crossroads
Author(s) -
Charkoudian Lorig,
Bilick Michal
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
conflict resolution quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.323
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1541-1508
pISSN - 1536-5581
DOI - 10.1002/crq.21112
Subject(s) - mediation , creativity , public relations , state (computer science) , sociology , political science , psychology , social psychology , social science , computer science , algorithm
This article reviews the experience of community mediation centers over the last ten years, including a review of the literature and national surveys of centers and volunteers. From this literature review, a new survey was created to examine how effectively community mediation centers are meeting the social change vision and the needs of their communities. The results show success and creativity in some areas and struggles in others. The article concludes with a discussion of community mediation values and emerging areas of practice, as well as a recommendation for a research agenda.