TRANSFORMATIVE MEDIATION IS HERE TO STAY

From: Dispute Resolution Journal | Date: May 1, 2005| Author: Fazzi, Cindy | Copyright information

TRANSFORMATIVE MEDIATION IS HERE TO STAY The Promise of Mediation: The Transformative Approach to Conflict (second edition). By Robert A. Baruch Bush and Joseph P. Folger. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, a Wiley imprint (www.josseybass.com), 2005. Hardcover. 287pages. $40.

Ten years ago, Robert Baruch Bush and Joseph Folger wrote a seminal book called The Promise of Mediation, which popularized the concept of transformative mediation. It was meant to be a wake-up call-a reminder that media...

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