@article{ref1,
title="Information, bias, and mediation success",
journal="International studies quarterly",
year="2008",
author="Savun, Burcu",
volume="52",
number="1",
pages="25-47",
abstract="Why do some mediation episodes produce successful negotiated settlements between the disputants of international conflict while others fail to achieve success? This article examines how certain characteristics of a mediator, that is, a mediator’s information about the disputants and a mediator’s bias toward them, affect the success of mediation of international conflicts. By drawing a conceptual distinction between absolute and relative bias and measuring the type of information that is relevant for mediation success, I demonstrate that both the degree of bias a mediator holds toward the disputants and the degree of information a mediator has about the disputants are significant predictors of mediation success.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0020-8833",
doi="10.1111/j.1468-2478.2007.00490.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2478.2007.00490.x"
}