welcome to the john paul lederach archive

The first of seven blog posts shared with the Apprentice Program participant cohort.

The second of seven blog posts shared with the Apprentice Program participant cohort.

The third of seven blog posts shared with the Apprentice Program participant cohort.

An article imagining a courageous alternative to the then pending U.S. war with Iraq.

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.