conflict management

A training of trainers manual to support NGO workers engaging in peacebuilding, conflict resolution, and reconciliation initiatives.

A chapter that sketches the contours of a theory of strategic peacebuilding and offers practical suggestions for peacebuilding practitioners.

A chapter reflecting on three specific experiences that marked important evolutions in John Paul's thinking and practice.

A book chapter adaptation of John Paul's doctoral dissertation on indigenous understandings of conflict processes rooted in language and culture.

John Paul's Ph.D. thesis for the Department of Sociology at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

A study focusing on how mediation has been used in conflict management within Nicaragua with particular reference to the Esquipulas peace process.

An overview and analysis of the literature aimed at the study of conflict management in the Church.

A brief article clarifying how North American definitions of mediation may produce crucial points of tension when directly exported to other cultures, as well as suggesting factors for mediators to consider when moving between different cultural settings.

Guide posts for conflict managers to understand key aspects of the experience, structure, and dynamics of conflict.