In order to measure the impact of culture and a state’s identity on state behavior in international crises, specifically in regards to mediation and its outcome, this paper tests hypotheses rooted in both the international relations and cross-cultural psychology literatures, implementing...

In this paper, we examine how the effectiveness of mediation at achieving short-and long-term peace in intrastate crises is impacted by mediator characteristics. We investigate how mediator identity shapes mediation efficacy, and specifically, which mediators use various mediation style(s) most...