This provocative book develops empowerment theory in the context of community mediation. Schwerin uses a case study of a large urban community mediation program to explore the empowerment concept and to assess widely believed hypotheses about empowerment and community mediation. The major contributions of this work to Transformational Politics and the community mediation movement include the development and elaboration of empowerment theory; the analysis of mediation ideology, mediation training, and mediation process; and the exploration of the linkage between community mediation and personal and social transformation.
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This book focuses on two processes of central concern to Transformational Politics—empowerment and community mediation.
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EDWARD W. SCHWERIN is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Florida Atlantic University.
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A New Paradigm for Transformational Politics,
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This review is from: Mediation, Citizen Empowerment, and Transformational Politics (Praeger Series in Transformational Politics and Political Science) (Hardcover)
Schwerin provides a strong and cogent analysis of the connections between mediation training in conflict resolution and personal, social and political transformation. This book offers a new and thought provoking view on the possibilities for stronger participatory democratic systems, based on individual citizen empowerment, through mediation training. I strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in further study on the ability to transform current political systems into models that offer greater opportunities for peaceful conflict resolution and personal participation in government.
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Schwerin provides a strong and cogent analysis of the connections between mediation training in conflict resolution and personal, social and political transformation. This book offers a new and thought provoking view on the possibilities for stronger participatory democratic systems, based on individual citizen empowerment, through mediation training. I strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in further study on the ability to transform current political systems into models that offer greater opportunities for peaceful conflict resolution and personal participation in government.
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- Political Science by Educational Testing Service Staff in Front Matter
- The Latino Family and the Politics of Transformation by David T. Abalos in Front Matter
- Conflict Resolution by John W. Burton on page 14
- Local Government (Macmillan black line masters) by Maureen Stewart in Back Matter
- South Carolina (It's My State!) by Debra Hess in Back Matter
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- Confucianism for the Modern World by Daniel A. Bell on page 278
- Promise and Performance Of Environmental Conflict Resolution by Rosemary O'Leary on page 47
- Mediation in the Workplace: A Guide for Training, Practice, and Administration by Rebecca Jane Weinstein in Back Matter
- Teaching Democracy by Being Democratic (Praeger Series in Transformational Politics and Political Sc) by Ted Becker in Front Matter
- Beyond Confrontation: Transforming the New World Order (Praeger Series in Transformational Politics and Political Sc) by Charles Hauss in Front Matter
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