Editing Caucus (section)

==In alternative dispute resolution==
The term ''caucus'' is also used in [[mediation]], [[facilitator|facilitation]] and other forms of [[alternative dispute resolution]] to describe circumstances wherein, rather than meeting at a common table, the disputants retreat to a more private setting to process information, agree on negotiation strategy, confer privately with counsel or with the mediator, or simply gain "breathing room" after the often emotionally difficult interactions that can occur in the common area where all parties are present.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cdc.gov/od/adr/1stmed.htm |title=ADR – How to Get Through Your First Mediation and What You Expect |website=www.cdc.gov |access-date=2016-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319025231/http://www.cdc.gov/od/adr/1stmed.htm |archive-date=2016-03-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The degree to which caucuses are used can be a key defining element, and often an identifier, of the mediation model being used. For example, "facilitative mediation" tends to discourage the use of caucuses and tries to keep the parties talking at a single table, while "evaluative mediation" may allow parties to separate more often and rely on the mediator to shuttle information and offers back and forth.<ref>Further details in Julie MacFarlane, ''Dispute Resolution: Readings and Case Studies'', 2003:356–62, excerpts from C. Moore, ''The Mediation Process'', 2nd ed. 1996:319-26</ref>