Editing Mediation (section)

===Biased mediation===
Neutral mediators enter into a conflict with the main intention in ending a conflict. This goal tends to hasten a mediator to reach a conclusion. Biased mediators enter into a conflict with specific biases in favor of one party or another. Biased mediators look to protect their parties interest thus leading to a better, more lasting resolution.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Svensson|first=Isak|title=Who Brings Which Peace? Neutral versus Biased Mediation and Institutional Peace Arrangements in Civil Wars|journal=The Journal of Conflict Resolution|date=June 2009|volume=53|issue=3|pages=446–469|doi=10.1177/0022002709332207|s2cid=155022119}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Lundgren|first1=Magnus|last2=Svensson|first2=Isak|year=2014|title=Leanings and Dealings: Exploring Bias and Trade Leverage in Civil War Mediation by International Organizations|journal=International Negotiation|volume=19|issue=2|pages=315–342|doi=10.1163/15718069-12341280|s2cid=143172307|url=https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/b062/9a6cd093e0a31ddf0ae42abb7e3b03270c72.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220053110/https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/b062/9a6cd093e0a31ddf0ae42abb7e3b03270c72.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-02-20}}</ref>