welcome to the john paul lederach archive

Reflections on walking and the embodiment of alongsideness in contexts of training, teaching, and facilitation.

A pyramid model of actors and approaches to building peace across scales from the grassroots, middle range, and top-level leaders.

A diagram of a simple process structure, holding together circular and linear perspectives.

A diagram mapping pathways of strategic peacebuilding, the main components and sub-components of the field of peacebuilding.

A diagram of a transformational platform, which includes an understanding of different levels of the conflict, processes for addressing immediate problems, a vision for the future, and a plan for change processes which will move in that direction.

A description of two mutually influential and connect levels of conflict: content and relationship.

Sixteen key lessons about conflict transformation.

A short description of the contribution of peacebuilding frameworks, lenses, skills, and imaginative potential in different contexts.

A summary of key ideas emergent from the seminar "Strategic and Responsive Evaluation of Peacebuilding" shared with the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding in November 2001.