northern ireland

During the 1990s, John Paul was intensely involved in supporting the Northern Ireland peace process, engaging primarily at the community and civil society levels through the work of Mediation Northern Ireland, led at the time by Brendan McAllister and Joe Campbell. This frequently involved support for off-record, high level political dialogue and the faith-based engagements of The Corrymeela Community. In recent years, John Paul has worked closely with the efforts focused on trauma healing and the arts, particularly with artist Carole Kane. The reflections in this section emerge from his collaborations within and accompaniment of the peace process at all levels of society.

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Five Qualities of Practice in Support of Reconciliation Processes

A practitioner’s view of attitudes and approaches for supporting reconciliation that have proven useful, cautioning against reducing reconciliation to a formula or technique-based methodology.

2001

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Justpeace: The Challenge of the 21st Century

A chapter exploring gaps in peacebuilding practice in the 21st Century and advocating for the development of an adequate language appropriate to the hopes held in the endeavor of building peace.

1999

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The Doables: Just Policing on the Ground

The concluding chapter to the book Just Policing, Not War that considers practices and strategies for just policing and human security that are available, accessible, and acceptable.

2007

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For Our Healing

A preface discussing the challenges of healing in the aftermath of violence and the need for authenticity of approach that respects each individual while recognizing several important guideposts common to all.

2002