TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bagshaw,Dale
AU  - Porter,Elisabeth
TI  - Mediation in the asia-pacific region: transforming conflicts and building peace 
T2  - Routledge advances in international relations and global politics
SN  - 0415489679 (hardcover)
AV  - JZ5584.A7 
U1  - 327.172095 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - [S.l.]
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Asia
KW  - Conflict management
KW  - Mediation
KW  - Mediation, International
KW  - Pacific Area
KW  - Peace-building
KW  - Political science
N2  - This book examines mediation in connection with peacebuilding in the Asia-Pacific region, providing practical examples which either highlight the weaknesses within certain mediation approaches or demonstrate best-practice. The authors explore the extent to which current ideas and practices of mediation in the Asia-Pacific region are dominated by Western understandings and critically challenge the appropriateness of such thinking. Featuring a range of case studies on Fiji, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Vietnam, China, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand, this book has three main aims: To challenge dominant Western practices and ways of thinking on mediation that currently are being imposed in the Asia-Pacific region; To develop culturally-fluent and socially just mediation alternatives that build upon local, traditional or religious approaches; To situate mediation within ideas and practices on peacebuilding. Making a unique contribution to peace and conflict studies literature by explicitly linking mediation and peacebuilding practices, this book is a vital text for students and scholars in these fields
UR  - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0415489679/chopaconline-20
ER  -