Conflict Transformation

Conflict Transformation
"Transformation views the presenting issues as an expression of the larger system of relationship patterns. It moves beyond the "episodic" expression of the conflict and focuses on the relational and historical patterns in which the conflict is rooted."

This is an abridged version of John Paul Lederach’s longer text, The Little Book of Conflict Transformation, which was published by Good Books. Michelle Maiese selected the excerpts to create this version, with the permission of John Paul Lederach and the publisher.

Lederach, John Paul. “Conflict Transformation.” Beyond Intractability (blog), October 2003.

Originally published on Beyond Intractability.

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