The Promise in Palestine? Examining the applicability of the transformative mediation framework in a non-Western context

Abstract

"The Promise in Palestine? Examining the Applicability of the Transformative Mediation Framework in a non-Western Context" focuses on broadening the study of Transformative Mediation Framework (TMF) to investigate its potential outside of the Western context. TMF, as developed by Prof. R.A.B. Bush and Dr. Joseph Folger, considers conflict to be a crisis in interaction. As a result, the TMF approach to conflict focuses on the dynamic interplay of both individuality and the connection with others. Evolving out of a Western context, TMF has been the subject of discussion, debate, application and consideration at a variety of levels, including government bodies, community organisations, and interpersonally. What, if any, relevance does TMF have in areas of the world that are not considered Western?