welcome to the john paul lederach archive

A draft paper written for presentation at the First Annual Catholic Peacebuilding Network Conference held in 2004.

A recounting of the emergence and healing born of the Petals of Hope initiative, imagined and brought to life by Carole Kane.

The foreword to a biography about Mennonite peacebuilder Michael "MJ" Sharp.

A conference paper that explores dominant and alternative metaphors in peacebuilding.

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.