First Page
111
Last Page
130
Document Type
Comment
Abstract
This article will discuss the causes and consequences of party polarization and propose that the legislative body work more collaboratively and cooperatively through direct implementation of alternative dispute resolution techniques such as negotiation and mediation in the legislative process. Part I will define political polarization, what it looks like today, its causes and its consequences. Part II will propose and explain the use of dispute resolution techniques and tactics, such as, negotiation, mediation and alternative dispute resolution to mitigate the effects of political polarization. Part III will conclude that dispute resolution techniques and tactics will mitigate the inadequacies created by political polarization.
Recommended Citation
Lindsey Phipps,
A Divided Nation: Political Polarization and Dispute Resolution,
17 Pepp. Disp. Resol. L.J.
111
(2017)
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/drlj/vol17/iss1/5
