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    Justicia restaurativa, trabajo social y mediación.Una perspectiva antropológica de los modelos de gestión del conflicto
    (2026) Aranda Serna, Francisco José; Sin departamento asociado
    This article examines the relationship between Social Work and mediation through an anthro-pological analysis of conflict management models. The study is based on the premise that there is a cu-rrent trend toward the use of dialogue-based solutions. Although these dialogue-based approaches have very ancient anthropological roots, their institutionalization and formal regulation within modern legal systems constitute a recent innovation that seeks to recover horizontal models from ancient societies. It provides an exhaustive analysis of how original communities managed their disputes through collective responsibility and figures of moral authority, such as shamans or councils of elders, who operated under a logic of social cohesion rather than punishment. The research specifically explores how contemporary res-torative justice models are deeply rooted in these ancestral practices, highlighting the Family Group Con-ferences in New Zealand and the “sentencing circles” in North America. These approaches are presented as critical alternatives that prioritize the reparation of harm and the active participation of the affective environment, contrasting with the verticality of state-imposed sanctions. Finally, the article concludes that the social worker, in the role of mediator, must possess advanced technical expertise, an unwavering ethical commitment, and a “faith in the process” that validates their intervention. In this way, mediation is consolidated as an essential tool for transforming the culture of litigation, returning to citizens the ne-cessary sovereignty to resolve their own conflicts autonomously and peacefully.