welcome to the john paul lederach archive

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 visual spectrum and short descriptions of each location across the spectrum of practitioner and scholar in peace studies and conflict engagement.

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

An interview by Yago Abeledo exploring numerous themes relevant to John Paul's inner process in the field of peacebuilding.

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

A tool that suggests a convergence of universal and particular processes, components, and skills in conflict resolution training.

An early draft sketching ideas for what eventually became the Apprenticeship Program.

A tiny handbook drawing connections between the crafts of poetry and peacebuilding.