Mediation in translation and translation in mediation

This article first outlines the history of mediation in Translation Studies to date and then discusses mediation in the context of the current debate on translator and interpreter education/training and translating as a profession. Finally, it suggests some ideas to distinguish mediation as part of the translation process from mediation as a wide ranging concept including translation as one its (possible) stages with a view both to better understanding the nature of mediation for research purposes and to defining and thus safeguarding the activity of translators as professionals.