welcome to the john paul lederach archive

A contribution toward dialogue between mediators and activists through the offering of three ways for framing issues of peacebuilding and social change.

A brief article clarifying how North American definitions of mediation may produce crucial points of tension when directly exported to other cultures, as well as suggesting factors for mediators to consider when moving between different cultural settings.

A chart illustrating cultural expectations across stages of mediation along a spectrum from "pure formal" to "pure informal."

Guide posts for conflict managers to understand key aspects of the experience, structure, and dynamics of conflict.

A diagram illustrating the process and dynamics that unfold as social conflict escalates, shifting from constructive to destructive.

A brief exploration into the perspectives of mutual dependence and currencies as ways to understand power, as well as considerations mediators can use to balance power.

A foreword authored for the book Navigating the Nexus of Art and Peace: A reflective guide for peacebuilding practitioners and artists working together to transform conflict and inspire creativity published by Women Peace Makers in Cambodia.

A contribution to a report on Community Resiliency that explores the ways we organize our thinking around the concepts of "health" and "community" through metaphor and professional experience in the fields of peacebuilding and conflict transformation.

An excerpt from the book Building Peace about the emergence of understanding reconciliation as a focus and a locus in the transformation of conflict.