"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.
An article describing the emergence and transformative impact of a community mediation program in Nepal.
A manuscript written for the Inter-racial and Cross-cultural Conflict Resolution Project at Conrad Grebel College's Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies.
An exploration of prescriptive and elicitive methods of training and conflict work across cultures that places emphasis on the resources emergent from the context and setting of a given conflict.