spain/basque country

Following his alternative to military service as a conscientious objector near the end of the Vietnam War, John Paul engaged in his early work in peace studies from Barcelona, Spain, which became the source of his first published book. Upon completion of his undergraduate work John Paul and his wife, Wendy, moved to Spain where he worked with the nonviolent civil resistance movements that introduced him to many parts of Spain including the Basque Country. He served as a consultant and process designer in the development of workshops and conciliation processes with Basque political parties throughout the 1990s. He also provided training in conflict transformation and mediation for civil society organizations and universities. The academic and practice-based relationships John Paul began in the 1990s continue into the present. The resources in this section include books and interviews emergent from John Paul's experience and scholarship in mediation, reconciliation, and peacebuilding in the Spanish context.