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Cover; Half-Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART 1: Epistemological Foundations; Introduction to Part 1; 1. Exploring the Concept; 1.1. A conceptual approach; 1.2. The origins; 1.3. Professional mediation; 1.4. Mediation and peace; 2. The Constituent Elements of Mediation; 2.1. The third party; 2.1.1. From the word to the concept; 2.1.2. Models and functions of the third party; 2.1.3. The power and authority of a third party; 2.1.4. The symbolic third party; 2.2. Relation; 2.2.1. A concept present in numerous fields 2.2.2. Relation as a process2.2.3. Interactivity; 2.2.4. The socioeconomics of relation; 2.3. The subject; 2.3.1. The subject in philosophy; 2.3.2. The subject in psychoanalysis; 2.3.3. The subject in mediation; 3. The Organization of Mediations; 3.1. Mediation and institution; 3.1.1. The spirit of institution; 3.1.2. A historical approach to institutions; 3.1.3. The human and the institutional spheres; 3.1.4. Parliamentary mediation; 3.2. Dispositive and mediation; 3.2.1. Dispositives in mediation; 3.2.2. The social dispositive; 3.2.3. Technological dispositives 3.2.4. Legitimizing a dispositive4. Time and Mediation; 4.1. The time of mediations; 4.1.1. Synchronous and asynchronous mediations; 4.1.2. Diachronic mediation; 4.2. Timeless mediation; PART 2: Mobilizing the Concept of Mediation in Information and Communication Sciences; Introduction to Part 2; 5. Communicational Mediations; 5.1. Transmitting and accessing knowledge; 5.2. Scientific communication; 5.3. Digital mediations; 5.3.1. Information accessibility; 5.3.2. The digital mediation of our heritage; 5.3.3. The digital mediation of libraries; 6. Informational Mediations 6.1. Information professionals6.2. Documentary mediation in academia; 6.3. Competitive intelligence and mediation; 6.4. Strategic foresight and mediation; 7. Cultural Mediations; 7.1. Mediation and cultural institutions; 7.2. Promoting our heritage; 7.3. Artistic mediation; 8. Organizational Mediations; 8.1. Organizational theories; 8.2. Organizations and communication; 8.3. Other perspectives in organizational communication; 9. Societal Mediations; 9.1. Political mediation and the public space; 9.2. Public communication and citizenship; 9.3. Ecological mediation; Conclusion; References Index of Cited AuthorsIndex of Terms; Other titles from iSTE in Knowledge Management; EULA

Mediation is a very old practice that has been reborn to meet the needs of the contemporary world. It is thus increasingly present in today's societies. This book presents the theoretical foundations of mediation, as well as the way in which teachers and researchers in Information and Communication Sciences (ICS) have taken up this concept. Whether it is communicational, informational, cultural, organizational or societal, mediation belongs to a field of research, instituted by ICS, which sees in it a process of overcoming conflict, restoring communication and deconstructing social connections. Mediation: A Concept for Information and Communication Sciences inaugurates this set through its contribution to a state of the art of the theory and concepts used by the ICS community. It is addressed to teachers, researchers and students, as well as information professionals wishing to think about their daily practice

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