conflict transformation

John Paul began to use the term conflict transformation in the 1980s after intensive experience in Central America opened a deep examination of his own as well as the dominant metaphors and language of the field. Conflict transformation and constructive social change include, and go beyond, the resolution of specific problems. Conflict is normal in human relationships. Conflict is a motor of change. Transformation helps to focus the horizon toward which we journey - the building of healthy relationships and communities, both locally and globally. The content in this section considers conflict transformation as it has evolved and informed John Paul's practice in peacebuilding initiatives around the world.

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Taller sobre construcción de paz

A peacebuilding workshop shared at the conference Construcción de paz y retos del posacuerdo hosted by the Instituto de Estudios Políticos y Relaciones Internacionales in Bogotá, Colombia in September 2016.

2016

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Clase Magistral Transformación de Conflictos

Conferencia realizada en el marco del Programa de Apoyo para una Cultura de Paz y el Fortalecimiento de Capacidades Nacionales para la Prevención y el Manejo Constructivo de Conflictos.

2011

presentation

Transformante conflictes, construint la pau

A lecture delivered on the occasion of the launch of the Guia de Recursos per la Pau, published by Fundació per la Pau in Barcelona, Spain.

2010

video recording

Talleres Especiales Transformación de Conflictos

A special workshop delivered at the XI Congreso Mundial de Mediación y I Congreso Nacional para la Construcción de la Paz held in Lima, Perú in September 2015.

2015

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CJP at 25+1

Remarks delivered on the occasion of the 25th anniversary celebration of Eastern Mennonite University's Center for Justice and Peacebuilding.

2021

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Transformación de Conflictos, Diálogo y Mediación

A master lecture delivered at the XI Congreso Mundial de Mediación y I Congreso Nacional para la Construcción de la Paz held in Lima, Perú in September 2015.

2015

video recording

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

video recording

Message to Global Unites

A message about conflict transformation and a transformational model for social change shared with Global Unites in the organization of a global youth summit.

2016

presentation

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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