Abstract This article critically reflects the development of mediation through the dynamics of power and knowledge. Some main accounts of the mediation movement are synthesized. From these the most general main account found in mediation literature is chosen and used for an analysis, which focuses on the concepts of power and knowledge. This exploration shows how one of the main approaches to mediation is being transformed into a power mechanism at the microlevel of society, which has been—and continues to be—colonized and transformed by even more general mechanisms. These issues raise questions regarding future developments within the field of mediation.