welcome to the john paul lederach archive

A toolkit intended to improve peacebuilders’ ability to be reflective practitioners which involves enhancing peacebuilders’ capacity to design and impact transformative change, and track and improve upon those changes over time in unpredictable conflict contexts.

A clearly articulated statement offering a hopeful and workable approach to the transformation of conflict.

A book weaving thoughts and insights about the nature, challenges, and possibilities of constructive social change.

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. 

An exploration of the dynamics of contemporary conflict and presentation of an integrated framework for peacebuilding and the transformation of conflict.

An exploration into the spiritual foundations that undergird John Paul's work as a practitioner and scholar of peacebuilding.

A training of trainers manual to support NGO workers engaging in peacebuilding, conflict resolution, and reconciliation initiatives.

A manuscript written for the Inter-racial and Cross-cultural Conflict Resolution Project at Conrad Grebel College's Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies.

A conference paper reflecting on the challenges and dilemmas posted in building sustainable peace in the post-accord phase of conflict.