Foundations of Dispute Resolution

This volume brings together leading research articles in to the theory, research findings and applications of modern dispute resolution. The articles relate to a wide variety of settings and cover the primary processes of negotiation, mediation and arbitration, as well as exploring combinations and hybridization of those processes. Also included are articles on the search for 'value-added' or 'pie-expanding' creative solutions; the choosing of strategies, based on game theory, economics and social and cognitive psychology; how foundational theories have been altered or modified, depending on contexts, and numbers of parties and issues; and what issues are raised by the 'privatization of justice'. The articles span both the 'science' and 'art' of dispute resolution, consider the relationship of peace to justice and include both empirical (descriptive) and normative (prescriptive) assessments of how these processes of dispute resolution function.

Carrie Menkel-Meadow is Academic Co-Director and Professor of Law, Center for Transnational Legal Studies, and A.B. Chettle, Jr. Professor of Law, Dispute Resolution and Civil Procedure, Georgetown University, USA and Chancellor's Professor of Law, University of California, USA.