accompaniment

Starting with experiences in Central America in the 1980s, John Paul began to work closely with the thought and strategies of Latin American authors like Paolo Freire, Gustavo Gutierrez, and Orlando Fals Borda. These approaches articulated the basis of participatory action research and accompaniment of people often on the front lines of facing direct and structural violence. Accompaniment articulates the approach of leading from alongside the experiences, insights, and innovations of people with deep experience in their own context. These ideas became second nature in many of the books and writing over the years from Preparing for Peace to the engagements in Nepal 35 years later.

John Paul Lederach Speaks at the Next Gen Peace Conference
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John Paul Lederach Speaks at the Next Gen Peace Conference

A keynote speech at the 2016 Alliance for Peacebuilding Conference reflecting on accompaniment of peacebuilding and conflict transformation in Nepal across a decade.

2016
20 Minute Break with John Paul Lederach
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20 Minute Break with John Paul Lederach

A message shared with the Rotary Peace Fellowship Alumni Association for the Global Cyber Peace Conference in July 2020.

2020
A Sauntering Field Trip: The Extraordinary Arc of a Thousand Conversations…Plus a Few Side Notes on the Way to a Peace Conference
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A Sauntering Field Trip: The Extraordinary Arc of a Thousand Conversations…Plus a Few Side Notes on the Way to a Peace Conference

A keynote address delivered for the University Notre Dame Student Peace Conference in April 2021.

2021
A Pathway to Peace: Ideas for Advancing Climate-Resilient Futures
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A Pathway to Peace: Ideas for Advancing Climate-Resilient Futures

The second episode in "The Day After Tomorrow: A Virtual Talk Story Series," hosted by the Institute for Climate and Peace.

2020
The Great Conversation
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The Great Conversation

An address at Hesston College's 2016 Homecoming Forum sharing three key important practices in approaching conversation across difference.

2016
Remembering Forward: The Visionary Practical Scholarship of Adam Curle
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Remembering Forward: The Visionary Practical Scholarship of Adam Curle

A keynote delivered at the for the 40th anniversary of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford, honoring scholar and practitioner Adam Curle.

2014
Thoughts on a Penny: Challenges to Creative Conflict in the Public Square
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Thoughts on a Penny: Challenges to Creative Conflict in the Public Square

A lecture presented for the 26th Annual Lynch Lecture at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution.

2015
Compassionate Presence: Faith-based Peacebuilding in the Face of Violence
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Compassionate Presence: Faith-based Peacebuilding in the Face of Violence

A lecture delivered in contribution to the Distinguished Lecture Series of the University of San Diego's Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice in February 2012.

2012
Narratives of Care: The Social Echo of Community Transformation
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Narratives of Care: The Social Echo of Community Transformation

A lecture presented at the conference, "Conversations on Attachment: Integrating the Science of Love and Spirituality," in which John Paul explores the nexus of conflict transformation, reconciliation, and attachment theory through the metaphors of sound and circularity.

2012
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