welcome to the john paul lederach archive

An abridged version of the book, The Little Book of Conflict Transformation.

A summary of the book, The Moral Imagination, which draws forth and describes the essence of each chapter.

An article describing the emergence and transformative impact of a community mediation program in Nepal.

Written while stranded in Guatemala after September 11, an essay suggesting a number of lessons learned from peace initiatives where terrorism was employed as a tool of struggle and calling for new approaches to combating the challenge.

A lecture delivered to peace studies faculty on the evolution of terms and practice from conflict resolution to strategic peacebuilding and a transformative approach.