Mediators’ reframing as a constitutive element of a reconciliatory argumentative style
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Authors
Type
Journal Article
Year
2021
Language
English
Abstract
This paper shows that reframing of conflict can be considered as a constitutive element of a “reconciliatory argumentative style” (van Eemeren, 2019), which is typical of dispute mediators, whose aim is to steer parties towards the resolution of their conflict. On the basis of a systematic empirical analysis of mediation cases, we first show that reframing encompasses a change of issue, which may or may not be justified by arguments. Then, we show how it is functional to the three aspects of mediators’ strategic manoeuvring, being used consistently by mediators in their effort to help parties solve their conflict on the basis of reasonable discussion.
Journal
Journal of Argumentation in Context
Start page number
73
End page number
96
Keywords
argumentation, conflict resolution, mediation, reframing
