The Origins and Evolution of Infrastructures for Peace: A Personal Reflection

At article reflecting on the emergence and evolution of infrastructures for peace as a core ingredient of a comprehensive approach to peacebuilding.

Building Mediative Capacity in Deep-Rooted Conflict

An article making the case that the nature, purpose, and construction of mediation must be reconsidered toward the nurturing of social mediative capacity.

‘Reconcile’: Interview with Peace Activist John Paul Lederach

An interview by Christian Piatt about the book, Reconcile: Conflict Transformation for Ordinary Christians.

The Vocational Pause

A description of a practice of noticing and embracing moments of pause that elicit deeper reflection into questions of vocation, meaning, and purpose.

Challenges of Contemporary Conflict

A piece that identifies key patterns and characteristics of post-Cold War era contemporary conflict to provide a starting point for what is needed in terms of a responsive peacebuilding framework.

Truth and Mercy, Justice and Peace

An excerpt from the book Building Peace about the emergence of understanding reconciliation as a focus and a locus in the transformation of conflict.

From Conflict Resolution to Strategic Peacebuilding

A lecture delivered to peace studies faculty on the evolution of terms and practice from conflict resolution to strategic peacebuilding and a transformative approach.