International Journal of Conflict Management: Volume 30 Issue 3

Perceptions of collective narratives and identity strategies as indicators of intergroup relations: The case of ultra-orthodox and national-religious Jewish communities in Israel

Lior Y. Somech, Shifra Sagy

This study aims to explore intergroup relations between two Jewish religious groups in Israel, namely, ultra-Orthodox and national-religious communities, by using an integrated…

News personalization for peace: how algorithmic recommendations can impact conflict coverage

Mariella Bastian, Mykola Makhortykh, Tom Dobber

The purpose of this paper is to develop a conceptual framework for assessing what are the possibilities and pitfalls of using algorithmic systems of news personalization – i.e…

Neutrality and satisfaction in the mediation session: party and mediator perspectives

Keri Szejda, Amy S. Ebesu Hubbard

This study aims to investigate the relationship between perceptions of mediators acting symmetrically (treating parties equally) and transparently (providing an explanation of…

Political negotiations: characteristics and related performance disincentives

Valentin Ade

The media, private citizens and other stakeholders regularly appraise political negotiations, but the character of these negotiations and the reasons for outcomes are little…

“There’s nothing that compares to it”: a grounded theoretical analysis of the experiences of police hostage and crisis negotiators

Amy Rose Grubb, Sarah J. Brown, Peter Hall, Erica Bowen

Hostage and crisis negotiators serve a vital function within society by resolving hostage/crisis incidents. This role, performed by specially trained police “volunteers”, helps to…

Conflict resolution role of mediation in labor disputes in Turkey: Evidence from a signaling game

Ünsal Sığrı, Hakan Karabacak

This paper aims to manage better the conflicts in labor disputes by improving the understanding of mediation dynamics from a game-theoretical perspective.