Regional Assistant Editors (effective January 2026)

Introducing Regional Assistant Editors – strengthening the Blog’s global coverage from January 2026

From January 2026, the Kluwer Mediation Blog will be supported by a new roster of Regional Assistant Editors.

The aim is straightforward: to strengthen the Blog’s ability to identify and publish timely insight on mediation developments around the world; to broaden the voices we publish; and to deepen our regional awareness across both mature and emerging mediation markets.

Regional Assistant Editors will support the editorial team by cultivating contributor networks, flagging developments that matter (including legislation, court practice, institutional rule changes, research and major initiatives), and help maintain a steady pipeline of regionally grounded content for an international readership.

We are grateful to everyone who expressed interest during 2025. Appointments will take effect in January 2026, and we expect the model to evolve as regional pipelines grow and the volume of developments changes.

What Regional Assistant Editors will do

• Cultivate regional contributor networks (practitioners, academics, institutions, professional bodies).
• Identify topics and developments suitable for posts, case notes or short commentaries.
• Support contributors in shaping publishable drafts consistent with the Blog’s tone and standards (without replacing the author’s voice).
• Help ensure the Blog reflects both established mediation jurisdictions and places where mediation is developing quickly.

Call for expressions of interest – remaining regional gaps

To ensure balanced global coverage, we are still seeking Regional Assistant Editors (and, in some high-volume regions, deputies or contributing editors) for several parts of the world. If you would like to be considered, please contact the editorial team with a short note covering:

(i)                 your current role and mediation experience;

(ii)                the region you propose to cover; and

(iii)               the networks and institutions you can help connect with (courts, professional bodies, mediation centres, universities, etc.).

Target jurisdictions for outreach

Sub-Saharan Africa (priority recruitment)

• West Africa: Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon.
• East Africa & Horn: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Rwanda.
• Southern Africa: South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
• Suggested outreach channels: national mediation bodies, bar associations, judiciary/court-annexed mediation programmes, regional arbitration/ADR     centres, leading universities.

Middle East & North Africa

• GCC: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman.
• Levant: Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine (and related academic/practitioner networks).
• North Africa: Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia (including francophone networks).

Europe (targeted gaps in mature markets)

• France.
• Benelux: Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg.
• Nordics: Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland.
• Iberia: Spain, Portugal.
• Italy & Malta.
• Development focus: Turkey / Caucasus / CIS; and deputies for Central & Eastern Europe where helpful.

Americas

• Canada.
• Mexico & Central America: Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Dominican Republic.
• Caribbean: Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, Bahamas.
• Brazil.
• Andean region: Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia (and Venezuela where possible).
• Deputy opportunities: United States (to support high-volume coverage).

Asia-Pacific

• Japan & Korea.
• Oceania: Australia, New Zealand (and Pacific jurisdictions where mediation programmes are developing).
• Deputy opportunities: Greater China; South Asia; Southeast Asia (to match volume and language coverage).

We look forward to working with our Regional Assistant Editors from January 2026 and to continuing to widen the Blog’s global lens. If you would like to contribute a post (whether you are applying for an editorial role), we encourage you to get in touch.