Jacob Bercovitch is Professor of International Relations in the Political Science Department at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. He is author or editor of more than 17 books and numerous articles. Professor Bercovitch is a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand, and a former Vice-President of the International Studies Association.

• 1. Introduction; Or how to Study and do Research on Mediation Part 1: The Nature and Theory of Mediation 2. Introduction: Putting Mediation in Context 3.The Study of International Mediation: Theoretical Issues and Empirical Evidence with Allison Houston 4. Social Research and the Study of Mediation: Designing and Implementing Systemic Archival Research 5. Mediation in International Conflicts: Theory, Practice and Development 6. Mediation Success or Failure: The Search for the Elusive Criteria Part 2: Case Studies in Mediation 7. Case Study of Mediation as Method of International Conflict Resolution: The Camp David Experience 8. Conflict Management and the Oslo Experience: Assessing the Success of Israeli-Palestinian Peacemaking Part 3: Quantitative Studies in Mediation 9. Negotiation or Mediation? An Exploration of the Factors Affecting Choice of Conflict Management in International Conflict with Richard Jackson 10. Why Do They Do it Like This: An Analysis of the Factors Influencing Mediator Behaviour in International Conflicts with Allison Houston Part 4: Current Issues in Mediation Research 11. Managing Internationalised Ethnic Conflicts: The Role and Relevance of Mediation 12. Culture and International Mediation: An Empirical Assessment with Ole Elgström 13. The Management and Termination of Intractable International Conflicts: Conceptual and Empirical Considerations with Paul Diehl and Gary Goertz 14. Preventing Deadly Conflicts: The Contribution of International Mediation