Staying True in Nepal: Understanding Community Mediation Through Action Research

Staying True in Nepal: Understanding Community Mediation Through Action Research

A chapter focusing on a community mediation initiative in Nepal that employed participatory action research as the mode for understanding practice and the development of relevant training materials for local use. 

Strategic Peacebuilding: An Overview

Strategic Peacebuilding: An Overview

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

From table to termites: A conversation with Mennonite peacebuilder John Paul Lederach

From table to termites: A conversation with Mennonite peacebuilder John Paul Lederach

A excerpts from a conversation discussing contemporary Mennonite peace witness with Sarah and Jonathan Nahar.

Defining Conflict Transformation

Defining Conflict Transformation

An elaborated definition of conflict transformation through the metaphor of a person on a journey, excerpted from The Little Book of Conflict Transformation.

Practitioner-Scholar Spectrum

Practitioner-Scholar Spectrum

A visual spectrum and short descriptions of each location across the spectrum of practitioner and scholar in peace studies and conflict engagement.

Peacebuilding Platform for Apprenticeship: A few ideas about an initiative for mentorship

Peacebuilding Platform for Apprenticeship: A few ideas about an initiative for mentorship

An early draft sketching ideas for what eventually became the Apprenticeship Program.

Some Keys to Evaluation as Learning

Some Keys to Evaluation as Learning

A summary of key ideas emergent from the seminar "Strategic and Responsive Evaluation of Peacebuilding" shared with the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding in November 2001.