tajikistan

During the early 2000s, John Paul had the opportunity to collaborate with the Sustained Dialogue Institute, the Tajik Ministry of Education, and several Tajik universities in an initiative to develop curriculum, including the first Tajik-language text that compiles approaches to peacebuilding from different parts of the world coupled with original Tajik research on conflict and peace in the setting of Tajikistan. Through this initiative John Paul encountered a professor who was intimately involved in the pre-negotiation process that led to the end of Tajikistan's civil war. The resources in this section share numerous iterations of this story of an unlikely friendship seeded in poetry and courage as well as reflections on the journey of facilitating, training, and learning alongside Tajik colleagues.

book

Muqaddimainizoshinosi [Introduction to Conflict Studies]

A Tajiki-language textbook, one of the first peace and conflict studies educational materials crafted in the Tajiki language.

2006

book

Peace Studies Teacher’s Guide

A teacher’s guide for the Tajiki-language textbook developed with and for Tajiki scholars and students of peace.

2006

book

The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building Peace

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

2005

collection

Varela Symposium: Transforming Conflict – From Science to Real World Applications

John Paul's contributions to the Upaya Zen Center's Varela Symposium 2018, which explored the theme, "Transforming Conflict: From Science to Real World Applications."

2018