This book of collected essays by Pamela Aall, Chester Crocker and Fen Hampson situates the study and practice of international mediation and peaceful settlement of disputes within a changing global context.

Featuring both previously published and completely new essays, the book is organized around issues of concern to practitioners, including the broader regional, global, and institutional context of mediation and how this broader environment shapes the opportunities and prospects for successful mediation. A major theme is complexity, and how the complex contemporary context...