PLBA 3004 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Multistakeholder Governance Model, Shuttle Diplomacy
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Appointment of mediator: joint approach, one party approaches the mediator, mediator approaches the parties, mediation initiated by a third party, mandatory mediator appointed by statue or by court. Statements: sometimes it is written in the rules that parties nee to provide statements, includes mediation briefs, pleadings key documents, or reports. One of these will lead to a legalistic answer, one will lead to a positional answer, one will uncover interests more. If a breakdown or deadlock has developed in the negotiates cope inadequately: coaching needed, at parties request. Concerns about caucusing: suspicion, being manipulated by one side, inadvertent disclosure of information/confidentiality, reinforcing of detachment, miscommunication, have equal # of meetings with number and time. Ex: 2 meetings with one party for 15 minute each, the same time and number need to be given to the other side as well: clarify confidentiality. Clarify distinction between what is private r=or not: careful of demeanor.
