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The Challenges of Peace and Conflict Situation in Thailand and Southeast Asia

A presentation shared for the Virtual U.S. Speaker Program on Peace and Conflict Issues hosted by the Institute of Peace Studies at Prince of Songkhla University.

Of Nets, Nails, and Problemas: A Folk Vision of Conflict in Central America

John Paul's Ph.D. thesis for the Department of Sociology at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

A Story Illustrating ‘The Poetics of Peacebuilding’

A story about sensory experiences and poetics in the field of peacebuilding education and practice.

Peace & Jesus, Episode 23

A contribution to Peaceworks' series entitled “Peace & Jesus” in which John Paul shares about recent experiences alongside women and politicians working toward peace in Nepal.

Transformación de conflictos dentro de movimientos sociales de paz

Speaking notes for a presentation sharing ideas and considerations about conflict transformation within and through social movements for peace.

John Paul Lederach speaks at the Beyond Us and Them Panel Discussion

A short video clip of John Paul describing the notion of critical yeast.

Special Conversation: Building Peace in Divided Societies

A special conversation in contribution to the 2021 Korea Global Forum for Peace Education, themed 'Peace Education in Divided Societies.'