polarization

The Role of Corporate Actors in Peacebuilding Processes: Opportunities and Challenges
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The Role of Corporate Actors in Peacebuilding Processes: Opportunities and Challenges

A chapter that considers how a greater connection between actors in peace and the business and commerce sector may redress the vertical, interdependence, and justice gaps found in peacebuilding.

2008
Conflict Transformation in Protracted Internal Conflicts: The Case for a Comprehensive Framework
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Conflict Transformation in Protracted Internal Conflicts: The Case for a Comprehensive Framework

A chapter that outlines a comprehensive framework for conflict transformation in protracted, internal conflicts.

1995
John Paul Lederach on Peacebuilding Through Relationship & Common Connection
podcast

John Paul Lederach on Peacebuilding Through Relationship & Common Connection

A conversation with Gina Baleria about the moral imagination and the importance of relationship building across perceived divides in contexts of conflict.

2025
Peace Building in a Polarized Public Health Landscape
podcast

Peace Building in a Polarized Public Health Landscape

A conversation with John Paul and David Addis share strategies for building relationships, restoring trustworthiness, and fostering solutions-oriented conversations to bridge ideological gaps in polarized contexts.

2025
Circles and Pollination: A New Way to Engage Conflict
podcast

Circles and Pollination: A New Way to Engage Conflict

A conversation exploring the power of presence, story, deep listening, and collective empathy in transforming conflict.

2025
Better Communication for Better Health: A Conversation with Dr. John Paul Lederach
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Better Communication for Better Health: A Conversation with Dr. John Paul Lederach

A conversation exploring how to apply the principles of peacebuilding to public health communications in settings of conflict and polarization.

2025
John Paul Lederach on Facing Down a Civil War
podcast

John Paul Lederach on Facing Down a Civil War

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

2025
When toxic polarization becomes a civil war – and what we can do about it
podcast

When toxic polarization becomes a civil war – and what we can do about it

A conversation hosted on Nonviolence Radio about nonviolent resistance to polarization in the United States that is grounded in community, relationship, and the humble courage of creativity.

2025
How to Stop a Civil War
podcast

How to Stop a Civil War

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

2025
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