Community mediation across ethnicities: building for conflict resolution in diverse societies

Thesis

The central purpose of this thesis is to explore how academics and dispute resolution centres discuss inter-ethnic dispute resolution. The study begins by reviewing the literature on this topic but quickly discerns that little research exists analysing the interactions between parties from different ethnic backgrounds (i.e. interethnic disputes). The study then turns its lens to look at how dispute resolution centres themselves are discussing these interactions—specifically, community medi...

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Authors: Smith, C

• Type of award: MPhil
• Level of award: Masters
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: ethnicity; inter-ethnic conflict; community mediation; conflict resolution
• Subjects: race and ethnicity; conflict resolution; socio-legal studies