On the Professional Characteristics of Specialized Social Mediation in China
In-depth examination and summation of the professional characteristics of the specialized social mediation in China are inevitable requirements for clarifying competitive advantages and development direction,and solidifying the self-confidence of China in the path of mediation.The specialized social mediation in China,the expected role of which is distinctly different from that of people's mediation in primary-level community,has undergone through three development stages,viz.,initial exploration,formal establishment,and comprehensive expansion,and has gradually formed the professional characteristics in four aspects.In terms of dispute resolution knowledge and experience,it includes optimizing the balance between supply and demand with inclusive carriers,strengthening the complementary relationships through a holistic perspective,and enhancing acceptability by means of visualization.In terms of service and innovation capability,it involves taking a path of function expanding from dispute mediation to comprehensive governance,promoting the itemization and standardization of specialized mediation service,and the optimization and innovation of specialized mediation evaluation mechanism.In terms of leading industry development,it concerns promoting the independence of industry-oriented specialized mediation,leading the mutual complementarity of advantages,organic connection,coordinated interaction between types of mediation,promoting the optimization of the diversified pattern of resolution of contradictions and disputes,and leading the integrated construction of dispute resolution.In terms of the guideline,it concerns the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law to give satisfactory answers to fundamental questions such as"whom is the professionalization for","what kind of professionalization is adopted",and"how to professionalize".
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