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- History
- Benefits
- Uses
- Industrial relations
- Australia
- Workplace matters
- Community mediation
- Peer mediation
- Commercial disputes
- Native-title mediation
- Global relevance
- Process
- Roles
- Mediator
- Parties
- Authority
- Preparation
- Disclosure
- Participation
- Meeting
- Post-mediation activities
- Ratification and review
- Referrals
- Mediator debriefing
- Measuring effectiveness
- Mediators
- Education and training
- Australia
- Codes of conduct
- Australia
- Canada
- France
- Germany
- Accreditation
- Australia
- Germany
- Selection
- Criteria
- Third party nomination
- Liability
- Tapoohi v Lewenberg (Australia)
- United States
- Variants
- Evaluative mediation
- Facilitative mediation
- Transformative mediation
- Narrative mediation
- Mediation with arbitration
- Online
- Biased mediation
- Alternatives
- Conciliation
- Counselling
- Early neutral evaluation
- Arbitration
- Litigation
- Shuttle diplomacy
- Philosophy
- Conflict prevention
- Confidentiality
- Without-prejudice privilege
- Legal implications
- Principles
- Ethics
- Conflict management
- Mediation in Ukraine
- Role in nonviolent conflict resolution
- See also
- Notes
- References
thumb|Mediator's chamber at Treaty of Ryswick|Ryswick (1697)
Mediation is a form of dispute resolution that resolves disputes between two or more parties, facilitated by an independent neutral third party known as the mediator. It is a structured, interactive process where the mediator assists the parties to negotiate a resolution or settlement through the use of specialized communication and negotiation techniques. All participants in mediation are encouraged to participate in the process actively. Mediation is "party-centered," focusing on the needs, interests, and concerns of the individuals involved, rather than imposing a solution from an external authority. The mediator uses a wide variety of techniques to guide the process in a constructive direction and to help the parties find their optimal solution.