welcome to the john paul lederach archive

A conversation about pocket imagination, conflict transformation, and the moral imagination in the context of peacebuilding in the United States.  

A conversation between John Paul by David Swanson about dynamics of conflict and polarization, and pathways to resist these dynamics in the United States.

John Paul and John Avlon discuss dangerous polarization and the rising risk of political violence in the United States.

An episode of the “Reimagining Us” podcast exploring the challenges of isolation and division facing communities in the U.S., and the power rebuilding of trusting relationships to build individual and collective resilience to crisis.

John Paul speaks with Tammy Thueringer about solutions to overcome toxic political polarization and the threat of civil war in the United States.

John Paul shares reflections about accompaniment embedded in a story from his experience from the 1980s being alongside negotiations to end the war in Nicaragua.

A conversation between John Paul and Joe Primo in contribution to the course, “Grateful Hope: Passion for the Possible.”

John Paul shares a story and reflections from his experience accompanying a conflict transformation movement in Nepal with Duke Divinity School's Summer Institute for Reconciliation.

An exploration of generative questions for philanthropy and peacebuilding shared at the Social Change Initiative’s 2024 conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland.