Injustice, empowerment, and facilitation in conflict

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The paper is divided into three parts. In the first section the idea of empowerment is outlined as a doctrine of mediation. The conditions under which it might be successful are outlined. In the second section an underlying assumption of the doctrine is challenged, that because conflicts are asymmetrical empowerment becomes proper practice. The argument is that all conflicts are both asymmetrical and symmetrical. In the third part, it is demonstrated that empowerment will involve the practitioners in certain contradictions. In section 4, an alternative is advanced, facilitation, which has many benefits not enjoyed by empowerment. Among these benefits are the maintenance of contact and a decreased likelihood of making the situation worse.

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