peace studies

A conversation at the 2021 4 Corners Festival reflecting on peacebuilding and conflict transformation through John Paul's career past and present.

A interview with Julian Portilla exploring themes of narrative and storytelling, insider-outsider models of mediation, and personal and professional formative influences in the U.S. during the Civil Rights Movement, in Nicaragua, and in Costa Rica.

An interview with Robert D. Benjamin for the film "The Mediators: Views from the Eye of the Storm" in which John Paul discusses formative and professional experiences from Belgium, the United States, and Central America.

A piece that identifies key patterns and characteristics of post-Cold War era contemporary conflict to provide a starting point for what is needed in terms of a responsive peacebuilding framework.

A lecture delivered to peace studies faculty on the evolution of terms and practice from conflict resolution to strategic peacebuilding and a transformative approach.