Breaking the Cycle of Violence

An article exploring the nature of the challenge faced by the U.S. and the world following the attacks of 11 September and suggestions for responses to break generational cycles of violence.

Conflict Transformation: A Circular Journey with a Purpose

An abbreviated summary of The Little Book of Conflict Transformation.

‘Reconcile’: Interview with Peace Activist John Paul Lederach

An interview by Christian Piatt about the book, Reconcile: Conflict Transformation for Ordinary Christians.

The Pause

Reflections shared with the On Being community following the 6 January insurrection.

A Working Matrix for Developing an Infrastructure for Peacebuilding

A working infrastructure matrix that outlines four categories of inquiry to guide the development of a more comprehensive approach to peacebuilding.

Nested Paradigm: The Time Dimension in Peacebuilding

A diagram proposing a nested paradigm for understanding and envisioning time frames for sustainable transformation.

Doodle Five. The Past that Lies Before Us

A diagram from The Moral Imagination that offers a way to explore a more holistic understanding of settings of cycles of violent conflict.

Doodle Four. Integrated Framework

A doodle version of the integrated framework for peacebuilding, originally proposed in the book Building Peace, and subsequently expanded in The Moral Imagination.

The Big Picture of Conflict Transformation

A diagram representing the circular process of conflict transformation through inquiry around the presenting situation, horizon of the future, and development of change processes.