welcome to the john paul lederach archive

A conversation about pocket imagination, conflict transformation, and the moral imagination in the context of peacebuilding in the United States.  

A conversation between John Paul by David Swanson about dynamics of conflict and polarization, and pathways to resist these dynamics in the United States.

A conversation hosted on Nonviolence Radio about nonviolent resistance to polarization in the United States that is grounded in community, relationship, and the humble courage of creativity.

John Paul and John Avlon discuss dangerous polarization and the rising risk of political violence in the United States.

Insights into building a broad-based, pro-democracy movement inspired by coordination and circulation strategies of bees, termites, and spiders.

A conversation about language, imagination, and how to cultivate peace and transform conflict in everyday life.

An episode of the “Reimagining Us” podcast exploring the challenges of isolation and division facing communities in the U.S., and the power rebuilding of trusting relationships to build individual and collective resilience to crisis.

An article that offers a new framework for cross-cultural conflict resolution education that builds from John Paul’s original distinction between prescriptive and elicitive approaches.

John Paul shares insights about how ordinary people can take action to interrupt cycles of toxic polarization in their communities.