Alec Coakley

Ireland Ireland

Mediator

Legal

Dorothy Thompson said "Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict". Mediation is an excellent response to conflict. It is the one that suits my skill set best and one in which I constantly strive to improve in, both academically and as a practitioner. I believe conflict is a natural consequence of human interaction. I believe it is a necessary part of life and the driver behind all change and evolution. Its very nature makes it a challenge to manage, our very nature can make this challenge even harder. My role as a mediator is to help prevent the conflict from making a situation worse. The process allows participants to ...