The Role of Advisers in Mediating Worldview Conflicts

Mediation as an assisted negotiation is a complex process involving the parties in conflict and a third party (the mediator/facilitator), as well as several “fourth parties” who can either be “constructive contributors” with a beneficial role, who help support and steer the process in a positive direction, promote understanding, and encourage open communication to help the parties reach a resolution, or “spoilers” with a harmful role, who obstruct, disrupt, or undermine the process, often creating conflict or preventing resolution. A good mediation process design is one that identifies from the outset all constructive contributors and harnesses their beneficial role, as well as all spoilers and neutralizes their potential harm.

This contribution addresses the role of advisers in mediation processes and presents examples of the involvement of advisers in processes conducted by Cordoba Peace Institute – Geneva (CPI) over the last two decades in relation to worldview conflicts.

Author | Abbas Aroua

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