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.

Muqaddimainizoshinosi [Introduction to Conflict Studies]
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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
Peace Studies Teacher’s Guide
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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
The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building Peace
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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
Varela Symposium: Transforming Conflict – From Science to Real World Applications
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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
The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building Peace
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The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building Peace

A contribution to the W. David Baird Distinguished Lecture Series at Pepperdine University's Seaver College.

2010
Transformación comunitaria y construcción de paz desde la actuación ética de los cuerpos policiales
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Transformación comunitaria y construcción de paz desde la actuación ética de los cuerpos policiales

A presentation at the III Congreso Iberoamericano de Mediación Policial de Vila-real held in Vila-real, Spain in March 2018.

2018
The Art and Soul of Building Peace
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The Art and Soul of Building Peace

A dharma talk shared with the Upaya Zen Center on the moral imagination and connectedness with self and other.

2020
Moral Imagination: A Journey of Practical Conflict Transformation
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Moral Imagination: A Journey of Practical Conflict Transformation

A lecture delivered at Regis University in 2008 based on the book The Moral Imagination.

2008
The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building Peace
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The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building Peace

A contribution to the Peace in the Desert Lecture Series of the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

2008
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