Dewey had argued that the scientific method as a method for mediating conflicting opinions by an appeal to consequences could be adapted to develop institutions for the peaceful negotiation of differences that had previously led to war.
The authorities have also sent officials to mediate conflicts in efforts to curb the practice.
He has helped mediate conflicts in other African countries and has campaigned for democracy across the continent.
-- (U) Qatari efforts to mediate conflicts in Sudan have come under attack by the Egyptians, who argue that Qatar is interfering in Egypt's sphere of influence.
And leaders from this region who have willingly and freely given up power -- men like Nelson Mandela of South Africa and Sir Ketumile Masire of Botswana -- are now respected elder statesmen who mediate conflicts in Burundi and Congo.
Lebanon's institutions are dysfunctional and defective; they have failed dismally to mediate conflict among rival groups, as well as to integrate rising social forces into the political process.
Irving's mayor, Beth Van Duyne, has clashed in the past with the local Muslim community, and came to national attention not long ago for opposing the common practice, among imams, of helping to mediate conflicts among their mosques' members.
He subsequently wrote a column for the newspaper El Tiempo and was noted for his efforts to mediate conflicts in Colombia.
It has undertaken missions from the Balkans and Sudan to the Philippines and Somalia, where I supported the institute's efforts to mediate conflicts, promote the rule of law and encourage democracy.
Police officers fought with protesters who contended that the Majes-Siguas II irrigation project would leave Espinar without water, said Silvio Campana of the human rights office, which tries to mediate conflicts.
