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Two very different contexts of the conflict resolution field — hostage negotiation and court-connected mediation—do share many similarities, particularly with regard to roles, responsibilities, and techniques. In both contexts, the emphasis is on the short-term "fix," or solution, rather than attention to the underlying reasons for a conflict and long-term societal change. This emphasis, though perhaps changing in the international relations area, permeates much of the institutionalized conflict resolution field and bears further examination by practitioners and researchers.
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Welsh, N.A., Coleman, P.T. Institutionalized Conflict Resolution: Have We Come to Expect Too Little?. Negotiation Journal 18, 345–350 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021050105773
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021050105773