welcome to the john paul lederach archive

A conference paper analyzing models forms of third party intervention undertaken in Nicaragua, advocating for an expansion of the third party concept then guiding peace research and peacemaking practice.

A commissioned paper articulating a Christian pacifist perspective on nonviolent approaches to contemporary conflict.

A conference paper that shares key themes about the challenges of building peace and the role and challenges in particular for ex-prisoners and ex-combatants in settings of protracted conflict.

A diagram illustrating the process of reframing a conflict to arrive toward solutions that hold potential to meet all concerns.

A visual depicting the justice gap - the discrepancy between people’s expectations and the reality of social transformation - that often emerges following peace accords.

Suggestions to improve meetings through clarifying purpose, roles, and process.

A brief explanation of four essential elements for the healthy public expression of conflict.

The foreword to the second edition of the Berghof Handbook for Conflict Transformation.

The prelude to Oumar Farouk Sesay's book of poetry entitled The Edge of a Cry.