The Role of Mediation in Peacemaking and Peacekeeping Negotiations

Ester Camiña and Nicolás Porteiro

No 07.05, Working Papers from Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Department of Economics

Abstract: We develop a model of bargaining that provides a rationale for the difference in the method of negotiation, depending on the nature of the conflict. We distinguish those negotiations that take place previous to a potential conflict (peacekeeping), and negotiations inside the conflict (peacemaking). In these contexts, we study the role of a mediator that tries to achieve a certain balance between the efficiency of the agreement and the equality of the sharing. We show that the credibility of the mediator comes from her willingness to impose delays in the negotiation, even if that implies costs. We also find how the “weak” player in the conflict can strategically profit from the mediator’s quest for equality. Finally, we show how the capacity of the mediator to induce a higher equality in the sharing is always higher in a peacemaking situation than in a peacekeeping one..

Keywords: Mediation; Rubinstein bargaining. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C72 C78 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 32 pages
Date: 2007-03
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Journal Article: The role of mediation in peacemaking and peacekeeping negotiations (2009)
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