Road Accident Mediation in Córdoba: in the crossroad of fields, strategies, and positions

Authors

  • Agustín Vélez Massa

Keywords:

Mediation, court-connected mediation, road accidents, Pierre Bourdieu, mediators, lawyers, lawyer-client relationship, insurance companies

Abstract

Court-related mediations have become commonplace in many legal systems around the globe. In this research I will focus in road accident mediations taking place in a public mediation center in Córdoba (Argentina), where mediation is mandatory for an important range of cases. Throughout the thesis I attempt to grasp the set of practices that take place in those mediations; which have mediators, lawyers and parties as main actors. To endeavour to do this, I will rely on the concepts and ideas developed by Pierre Bourdieu. I intend to analyse the strategies, positions, habitus, and capitals of mediators, insurance companies (and their lawyers) and plaintiffs (and their lawyers). I attempt to show how road accident mediation constitutes a particular field, with its own illusio, which rules are continuously under struggle. The interconnections among the different agents are highlighted as well as the opportunities and constraints their position imposes above their practices.

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Published

23-11-2011

How to Cite

Vélez Massa, A. (2011) “Road Accident Mediation in Córdoba: in the crossroad of fields, strategies, and positions”, Oñati Socio-Legal Series, 2(1), p. 33. Available at: https://opo.iisj.net/index.php/osls/article/view/150 (Accessed: 26 April 2024).

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2012): Master Works

Section

Master Tesinas

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