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| known_for = author of several books on Conflict Transformation, founder of the [[Center for Justice and Peacebuilding]], professor of conflict studies
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| education = BA History and Peace Studies [[Bethel College (Kansas)|Bethel College]]; Ph.D. Sociology [[University of Colorado]]
| education = BA History and Peace Studies [[Bethel College (Kansas)|Bethel College]]; Ph.D. Sociology [[University of Colorado]]
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| awards = 2000 - Community of Christ International Peace Award <br>2002 - Keys to Access Award from CADRE (the National Center for Dispute Resolution in Special Education)<br>2006 - Martin Luther King Order of Peace Medal <br>2009 Pax Christi Award - [[College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University|St. John's University and Abbey]] <br>2009 Reinhold Neibuhr Award from the [[University of Notre Dame]] <br>2014 Distinguished Scholar Award - [[International Studies Association]]<br>2019 [[Niwano Peace Prize]]
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|religion = [[Christian]] ([[Mennonite]])
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'''John Paul Lederach''' is an American Professor of International [[Peacebuilding]] at the [[University of Notre Dame]], [[Notre Dame, Indiana|Notre Dame]], [[Indiana]], and concurrently Distinguished Scholar at [[Eastern Mennonite University]]. He has written widely on [[conflict resolution]] and [[mediation]]. He holds a [[Ph.D.]] in [[Sociology]] from the [[University of Colorado]]. In 1994 he became the founding director for the [[Center for Justice and Peacebuilding]] at [[Eastern Mennonite University]] where he was a professor.<ref>{{cite web|title=Personnel Directory|url=http://www.emu.edu/cjp/personnel/|accessdate=18 August 2014}}</ref>
'''John Paul Lederach''' (born 1955) is an American Professor of International [[Peacebuilding]] at the [[University of Notre Dame]], Indiana, and concurrently Distinguished Scholar at [[Eastern Mennonite University]]. He has written widely on [[conflict resolution]] and [[mediation]]. He holds a [[Ph.D.]] in [[Sociology]] from the [[University of Colorado]]. In 1994 he became the founding director for the [[Center for Justice and Peacebuilding]] at [[Eastern Mennonite University]] where he was a professor.<ref>{{cite web|title=Personnel Directory|url=http://www.emu.edu/cjp/personnel/|accessdate=18 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813190720/http://www.emu.edu/cjp/personnel/|archive-date=13 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> He currently works for the foundation Humanity United.<ref>{{Cite web|title=John Paul Lederach|url=https://humanityunited.org/team/john-paul-lederach/|access-date=2020-09-18|website=Humanity United}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Lederach was born in Indiana into the family of a local preacher, whom he was named after. He graduated from [[Bethel College (Kansas)|Bethel College]] in 1980 with a degree in History and Peace Studies. During this time he was working for the Mennonite Board of Missions in [[Barcelona]], Spain. He then pursued a Ph.D. in sociology with a concentration in the Social Conflict Program from the [[University of Colorado]], receiving his degree in 1988. During this time (from 1975-1996) he was also active with the [[Mennonite Central Committee]] serving for a time as the Director of the Mennonite Conciliation Service.
Lederach was born in Indiana into the family of a local preacher, whom he was named after. He graduated from [[Bethel College (Kansas)|Bethel College]] in 1980 with a degree in History and Peace Studies. During this time he was working for the Mennonite Board of Missions in [[Barcelona]], Spain. He then pursued a Ph.D. in sociology with a concentration in the Social Conflict Program from the [[University of Colorado]], receiving his degree in 1988. During this time (from 1975 to 1996) he was also active with the [[Mennonite Central Committee]] serving for a time as the Director of the Mennonite Conciliation Service.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lederach, John Paul (1955-) Mennonite Church USA Archives |url=https://mla.bethelks.edu/archon/?p=creators/creator&id=151 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140818175011/https://mla.bethelks.edu/archon/?p=creators/creator&id=151 |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 August 2014 |accessdate=18 August 2014 }}</ref><ref name="wwright">{{cite web|last=Wright |first=Walter |title=John Paul Lederach: A Peacebuilder Bibliography |date=13 September 2004 |url=http://www.mediate.com/articles/wrightw2.cfm |accessdate=18 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818175357/http://www.mediate.com/articles/wrightw2.cfm |archivedate=18 August 2014}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|title=Lederach, John Paul (1955-) Mennonite Church USA Archives |url=https://mla.bethelks.edu/archon/?p=creators/creator&id=151 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20140818175011/https://mla.bethelks.edu/archon/?p=creators/creator&id=151 |dead-url=yes |archive-date=18 August 2014 |accessdate=18 August 2014 |df= }}</ref><ref name="wwright">{{cite web|last=Wright |first=Walter |title=John Paul Lederach: A Peacebuilder Bibliography |url=http://www.mediate.com/articles/wrightw2.cfm |accessdate=18 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818175357/http://www.mediate.com/articles/wrightw2.cfm |archivedate=18 August 2014}}</ref>


==Academic work==
==Academic work==
Lederach's theories of elicitive methods of conflict resolution have been influential{{how|date=April 2017}} in the fields of [[political science]], [[peace studies]], [[international relations]] and [[conflict transformation]]. His works have been published in English and Spanish.<ref name="wwright" />
Lederach's theories of elicitive methods of conflict resolution have been influential{{how|date=April 2017}} in the fields of [[political science]], [[peace studies]], [[international relations]] and conflict transformation. His works have been published in English, Catalan and Spanish.<ref name="wwright" />

His academic work draws on his experience in the field as a [[mediation|mediator]], [[negotiation|negotiator]], peacebuilding practitioner, trainer and consultant. At the international level, this has involved input into peace processes in [[Somalia]], [[Northern Ireland]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Colombia]] and [[Nepal]]. Within communities, his work has often been at the level of [[wiktionary:reconciliation|reconciliation]] within church and family. In 2014 he said:
His academic work draws on his experience in the field as a [[mediation|mediator]], [[negotiation|negotiator]], peacebuilding practitioner, trainer and consultant. At the international level, this has involved input into peace processes in [[Somalia]], [[Northern Ireland]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Colombia]] and [[Nepal]]. Within communities, his work has often been at the level of [[wiktionary:reconciliation|reconciliation]] within church and family. In 2014 he said:
<blockquote>"Change only comes through ensuring that people are represented. In Somalia where I did a lot of my early work, there was no government and it was a chaotic situation. My job was to engage in longer term bottom-up grassroots work. You do this by establishing organisations for elders, women's associations and so on which build strength into a community by creating space for civil society." - from a BBC interview <ref>{{cite news|last=Casciani |first=Dominic |title='International flashpoint? I'm on my way' |publisher=BBC News Online |date=24 October 2003 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3210293.stm|accessdate=18 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818165623/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3210293.stm |archivedate=18 August 2014}}</ref></blockquote>
<blockquote>Change only comes through ensuring that people are represented. In Somalia where I did a lot of my early work, there was no government and it was a chaotic situation. My job was to engage in longer term bottom-up grassroots work. You do this by establishing organisations for elders, women's associations and so on which build strength into a community by creating space for civil society.<ref>{{cite news|last=Casciani |first=Dominic |title='International flashpoint? I'm on my way' |publisher=BBC News Online |date=24 October 2003 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3210293.stm|accessdate=18 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818165623/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3210293.stm |archivedate=18 August 2014}}</ref></blockquote>


His elective approach to conflict transformation has been developed further systemically by [[Wolfgang Dietrich (political scientist)|Wolfgang Dietrich]] within the framework of the [[Innsbruck School of Peace Studies]] at the [[University of Innsbruck]], Austria.<ref>http://homepage.univie.ac.at/w.dietrich/php/cms/index.php?id=9</ref>
His elective approach to conflict transformation has been developed further systemically by [[Wolfgang Dietrich (political scientist)|Wolfgang Dietrich]] within the framework of the [[Innsbruck School of Peace Studies]] at the [[University of Innsbruck]], Austria.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://homepage.univie.ac.at/w.dietrich/php/cms/index.php?id=9 |title=Wolfgang Dietrich :: Positions |access-date=2017-04-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720011031/http://homepage.univie.ac.at/w.dietrich/php/cms/index.php?id=9 |archive-date=2016-07-20 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


Lederach has given [[keynote]] speeches, [[commencement address]]es, and lectures, among them a keynote lecture entitled "Narratives of Care: The Social Echo of Community Transformation" at the Conversations on Attachment conference at [[Eastern Mennonite University]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Narratives of Care: The Social Echo of Community Transformation by John Paul Lederach|url=http://emu.edu/now/attachment/2011/john-paul-lederach/|accessdate=18 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818171029/http://emu.edu/now/attachment/2011/john-paul-lederach/|archivedate=18 August 2014}}</ref> and a lecture entitled "Compassionate Presence: Faith-Based Peacebuilding in the Face of Violence" at the [[University of San Diego]]'s Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice Distinguished Lecture Series.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}
Lederach has given [[keynote]] speeches, [[commencement address]]es, and lectures, among them a keynote lecture entitled "Narratives of Care: The Social Echo of Community Transformation" at the Conversations on Attachment conference at [[Eastern Mennonite University]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Narratives of Care: The Social Echo of Community Transformation by John Paul Lederach|url=http://emu.edu/now/attachment/2011/john-paul-lederach/|accessdate=18 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818171029/http://emu.edu/now/attachment/2011/john-paul-lederach/|archivedate=18 August 2014}}</ref> and a lecture entitled "Compassionate Presence: Faith-Based Peacebuilding in the Face of Violence" at the [[University of San Diego]]'s Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice Distinguished Lecture Series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uctv.tv/shows/Compassionate-Presence-Faith-based-Peacebuilding-in-the-Face-of-Violence-with-John-Paul-Lederach-23392/|title= Compassionate Presence: Faith-based Peacebuilding in the Face of Violence with John Paul Lederach|website=UniversityofCaliforniaTelevision |access-date=2020-05-17}}</ref>

In an article in ''Time Magazine'', former U.S. Surgeon General [[Vivek Murthy]] describes Lederach's influence on his thinking about social policy and his framing of loneliness as a public health concern: "For John Paul Lederach, an international peace builder and expert in conflict transformation, the first step is to promote a mutual sense of belonging. That means meeting and serving people where they live, by physically going to their homes or neighborhoods."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://time.com/collection/apart-not-alone/5809171/loneliness-epidemic-united-states/|title=Loneliness Was a Public Health Crisis Long Before Social Distancing. Here's How We Can Solve It|website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=26 March 2020 |access-date=2020-05-17}}</ref> Murthy quotes Lederach in ''Time'', as well as in his book, ''Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World'', as observing that "a lot of our isolation…is the degree to which people feel invisible. So, when you come and show up and have concern and conversation from their location, you're rehumanizing the situation that has lost that connection at a very deep level."<ref>{{cite book |last=Murthy|first=Vivek|title=Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World|date=21 April 2020|publisher=HarperWave|isbn= 978-0062913296}}</ref>


==Religion and beliefs==
==Religion and beliefs==
Lederach is a [[Mennonite]] [[Christian]], and as he wrote in his 1999 book ''Journey Toward Reconciliation'' ({{ISBN|978-0836190823}}), his Christian faith has affected both his thinking and application of non-violent solutions to conflict. In 2000, he received the [[Community of Christ International Peace Award]].<ref name="ccaward">{{cite web|title=Community of Christ International Peace Award Honor Roll |url=http://www.cofchrist.org/peaceaward/honorroll.asp |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120904124131/http://www.cofchrist.org/peaceaward/honorroll.asp |dead-url=yes |archive-date= 4 September 2012 |accessdate=18 August 2014 |df= }}</ref>
Lederach is a [[Mennonite]] [[Christians|Christian]], and as he wrote in his 1999 book ''Journey Toward Reconciliation'' ({{ISBN|978-0836190823}}), his Christian faith has affected both his thinking and application of non-violent solutions to conflict. In 2000, he received the [[Community of Christ International Peace Award]].<ref name="ccaward">{{cite web|title=Community of Christ International Peace Award Honor Roll |url=http://www.cofchrist.org/peaceaward/honorroll.asp |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904124131/http://www.cofchrist.org/peaceaward/honorroll.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date= 4 September 2012 |accessdate=18 August 2014 }}</ref>

[[Bill Hybels]], founder and senior pastor of [[Willow Creek Community Church]], praised the book ''Journey Toward Reconciliation'' in a Christmas 2013 sermon series.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sermon from Willow Creek|url=http://web9.willowcreek.org/mediaplayer/downloads/mp3/WEmessage20131208.mp3}}</ref> Its publisher Herald Press subsequently released an updated edition under the title ''Reconcile: Conflict Transformation for Ordinary Christians'' in August 2014 ({{ISBN|978-0836199031}}), which includes a foreword written by Hybels and his wife Lynne.

During both days of the 20th [[Global Leadership Summit]] August 14–15, 2014, Hybels spoke on the significance of the book and the importance of its principles of peacemaking and conflict resolution for individuals as well as churches.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}


==Awards and honorary degrees==
==Awards and honorary degrees==
*2000 - Community of Christ International Peace Award<ref name="ccaward" />
*2000 - Community of Christ International Peace Award<ref name="ccaward" />
*2002 - Keys to Access Award from CADRE (the National Center for Dispute Resolution in Special Education) <ref>{{cite web|title=2002 "Keys To Access" Award Presented to John Paul Lederach |url=http://www.directionservice.org/cadre/keys3.cfm |accessdate=18 August 2014 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818164108/http://www.directionservice.org/cadre/keys3.cfm |archivedate=18 August 2014}}</ref>
*2002 - Keys to Access Award from CADRE (the National Center for Dispute Resolution in Special Education)<ref>{{cite web|title=2002 "Keys To Access" Award Presented to John Paul Lederach |url=http://www.directionservice.org/cadre/keys3.cfm |accessdate=18 August 2014 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818164108/http://www.directionservice.org/cadre/keys3.cfm |archivedate=18 August 2014}}</ref>
*2006 - Martin Luther King Order of Peace Medal<ref>{{cite web|title=Nicaraguans Honor Lederach for Global Peace Efforts|url=http://emu.edu/now/news/2006/09/nicaraguans-honor-lederach-for-global-peace-efforts/|accessdate=18 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818161545/http://emu.edu/now/news/2006/09/nicaraguans-honor-lederach-for-global-peace-efforts/|archivedate=18 August 2014}}</ref>
*2006 - Martin Luther King Order of Peace Medal<ref>{{cite web|title=Nicaraguans Honor Lederach for Global Peace Efforts|date=14 September 2006 |url=http://emu.edu/now/news/2006/09/nicaraguans-honor-lederach-for-global-peace-efforts/|accessdate=18 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818161545/http://emu.edu/now/news/2006/09/nicaraguans-honor-lederach-for-global-peace-efforts/|archivedate=18 August 2014}}</ref>
*2009 Pax Christi Award - [[College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University|St. John's University and Abbey]] <ref>{{cite web|title= Saint John’s awards Mennonite peacebuilder John Paul Lederach its highest honor|url=http://www.bridgefolk.net/2010/08/10/pax-christi-award/|accessdate= 18 August 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818164336/http://www.bridgefolk.net/2010/08/10/pax-christi-award/ |archivedate=18 August 2014}}</ref>
*2009 Pax Christi Award - [[College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University|St. John's University and Abbey]]<ref>{{cite web|title= Saint John's awards Mennonite peacebuilder John Paul Lederach its highest honor|date=10 August 2010 |url=http://www.bridgefolk.net/2010/08/10/pax-christi-award/|accessdate= 18 August 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818164336/http://www.bridgefolk.net/2010/08/10/pax-christi-award/ |archivedate=18 August 2014}}</ref>
*2009 Reinhold Neibuhr Award from the [[University of Notre Dame]]<ref>{{cite web|title=ND Report: Reinhold Neibuhr Award|url=http://ndreport.nd.edu/archives/2008-2009/university-awards/faculty-awards/the-reinhold-niebuhr-award/|accessdate=18 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818163122/http://ndreport.nd.edu/archives/2008-2009/university-awards/faculty-awards/the-reinhold-niebuhr-award/|archivedate=18 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Notre Dame Gives Lederach Peacebuilding Award|url=http://emu.edu/now/news/2009/06/notre-dame-gives-lederach-peacebuilding-award/|accessdate= 18 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818163722/http://emu.edu/now/news/2009/06/notre-dame-gives-lederach-peacebuilding-award/|archivedate=18 August 2014}}</ref>
*2009 Reinhold Neibuhr Award from the [[University of Notre Dame]]<ref>{{cite web|title=ND Report: Reinhold Neibuhr Award|url=http://ndreport.nd.edu/archives/2008-2009/university-awards/faculty-awards/the-reinhold-niebuhr-award/|accessdate=18 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818163122/http://ndreport.nd.edu/archives/2008-2009/university-awards/faculty-awards/the-reinhold-niebuhr-award/|archivedate=18 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Notre Dame Gives Lederach Peacebuilding Award|date=4 June 2009 |url=http://emu.edu/now/news/2009/06/notre-dame-gives-lederach-peacebuilding-award/|accessdate= 18 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818163722/http://emu.edu/now/news/2009/06/notre-dame-gives-lederach-peacebuilding-award/|archivedate=18 August 2014}}</ref>
*2014 Distinguished Scholar Award - [[International Studies Association]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Become a Sponsor at ISA 2014 |url=http://www.isanet.org/Conferences/Toronto-2014/Exhibit-and-Sponsor/Sponsor/Opportunities| accessdate=18 August 2014| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818162546/http://www.isanet.org/Conferences/Toronto-2014/Exhibit-and-Sponsor/Sponsor/Opportunities| archivedate=18 August 2014}}</ref>
*2014 Distinguished Scholar Award - [[International Studies Association]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Become a Sponsor at ISA 2014 |url=http://www.isanet.org/Conferences/Toronto-2014/Exhibit-and-Sponsor/Sponsor/Opportunities| accessdate=18 August 2014| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818162546/http://www.isanet.org/Conferences/Toronto-2014/Exhibit-and-Sponsor/Sponsor/Opportunities| archivedate=18 August 2014}}</ref>
In 2014 he received [[honorary degree]]s from [[Conrad Grebel College]] at the [[University of Waterloo]], [[St. Paul University]] in [[Ottawa, Ontario]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lederach to Receive 2 Honorary Degrees, International Studies Association Award |url=http://kroc.nd.edu/news-events/news/lederach-receive-2-honorary-degrees-international-studies-association-award-1623|accessdate=18 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818161851/http://kroc.nd.edu/news-events/news/lederach-receive-2-honorary-degrees-international-studies-association-award-1623 |archivedate=18 August 2014}}</ref>
In 2014 he received [[honorary degree]]s from [[Conrad Grebel College]] at the [[University of Waterloo]], [[St. Paul University]] in [[Ottawa, Ontario]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lederach to Receive 2 Honorary Degrees, International Studies Association Award |url=http://kroc.nd.edu/news-events/news/lederach-receive-2-honorary-degrees-international-studies-association-award-1623|accessdate=18 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818161851/http://kroc.nd.edu/news-events/news/lederach-receive-2-honorary-degrees-international-studies-association-award-1623 |archivedate=18 August 2014}}</ref>


==Publications==
==Publications==
* ''Els anomenats pacifistes: La no violència a l'estat espanyol'', La Magrana, 1983. {{ca icon}}
* ''Els anomenats pacifistes: La no violència a l'estat espanyol'', La Magrana, 1983. {{in lang|ca}}
* ''Enredos, pleitos y problemas Una guía práctica para ayudar a resolver conflictos'', Guatemala: Ediciones SEMILLA, 1992, {{ISBN|84-89389-06-3}}.
* ''[[Preparing for Peace]]: Conflict Transformation Across Cultures'', [[Syracuse University]] Press, 1995, {{ISBN|0-8156-2725-4}}
* ''[[Building Peace]]: Sustainable Reconciliation in Divided Societies'', [[U.S. Institute of Peace]], 1997, {{ISBN|1-878379-73-9}}
* ''Preparing for Peace: Conflict Transformation Across Cultures'', [[Syracuse University]] Press, 1995, {{ISBN|0-8156-2725-4}}
* ''Building Peace: Sustainable Reconciliation in Divided Societies'', [[U.S. Institute of Peace]], 1997, {{ISBN|1-878379-73-9}}
* ''The Journey Toward Reconciliation'', Pennsylvania: Herald Press, 1999, {{ISBN|0-8361-9082-3}}
* ''The Journey Toward Reconciliation'', Pennsylvania: Herald Press, 1999, {{ISBN|0-8361-9082-3}}
* ''From the Ground Up: Mennonite Contributions to International Peacebuilding'', 2000, ISBN
* ''From the Ground Up: Mennonite Contributions to International Peacebuilding'', 2000, ISBN
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* https://web.archive.org/web/20100531152842/https://www.emu.edu/personnel/people/show/lederacj
* https://web.archive.org/web/20050220162243/http://ecapc.org/articles/LederaJ_ChallengeTerror.asp
* https://web.archive.org/web/20050220162243/http://ecapc.org/articles/LederaJ_ChallengeTerror.asp
* http://kroc.nd.edu/people/directory/faculty/john-paul-lederach
* https://web.archive.org/web/20110725172404/http://kroc.nd.edu/people/directory/faculty/john-paul-lederach
* https://web.archive.org/web/20090211084604/http://kroc.nd.edu/newsevents/news/peacebuilders-share-work-and-wisdom-apprentices-worldwide-485
* https://web.archive.org/web/20090211084604/http://kroc.nd.edu/newsevents/news/peacebuilders-share-work-and-wisdom-apprentices-worldwide-485
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130430211025/http://www.sandiego.edu/peacestudies/institutes/ipj/programs/distinguished_lecture_series/biographies/John_Paul_Lederach.php Lecture transcript and video of Dr. Lederach's speech at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice at the University of San Diego, February 2012]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130430211025/http://www.sandiego.edu/peacestudies/institutes/ipj/programs/distinguished_lecture_series/biographies/John_Paul_Lederach.php Lecture transcript and video of Dr. Lederach's speech at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice at the University of San Diego, February 2012]
*[http://web9.willowcreek.org/mediaplayer/downloads/mp3/WEmessage20131208.mp3 December 8, 2013 sermon by Bill Hybels], Willow Creek Community Church
*[http://web9.willowcreek.org/mediaplayer/downloads/mp3/WEmessage20131208.mp3 December 8, 2013 sermon by Bill Hybels] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084952/http://web9.willowcreek.org/mediaplayer/downloads/mp3/WEmessage20131208.mp3 |date=August 19, 2014 }}, Willow Creek Community Church


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John Paul Lederach
Born
John Paul Lederach

(1955-04-17) April 17, 1955 (age 69)
Indiana, United States of America
EducationBA History and Peace Studies Bethel College; Ph.D. Sociology University of Colorado
OccupationProfessor
Known forauthor of several books on Conflict Transformation, founder of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, professor of conflict studies
Awards2000 - Community of Christ International Peace Award
2002 - Keys to Access Award from CADRE (the National Center for Dispute Resolution in Special Education)
2006 - Martin Luther King Order of Peace Medal
2009 Pax Christi Award - St. John's University and Abbey
2009 Reinhold Neibuhr Award from the University of Notre Dame
2014 Distinguished Scholar Award - International Studies Association
2019 Niwano Peace Prize

John Paul Lederach (born 1955) is an American Professor of International Peacebuilding at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, and concurrently Distinguished Scholar at Eastern Mennonite University. He has written widely on conflict resolution and mediation. He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Colorado. In 1994 he became the founding director for the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University where he was a professor.[1] He currently works for the foundation Humanity United.[2]

Early life and education

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Lederach was born in Indiana into the family of a local preacher, whom he was named after. He graduated from Bethel College in 1980 with a degree in History and Peace Studies. During this time he was working for the Mennonite Board of Missions in Barcelona, Spain. He then pursued a Ph.D. in sociology with a concentration in the Social Conflict Program from the University of Colorado, receiving his degree in 1988. During this time (from 1975 to 1996) he was also active with the Mennonite Central Committee serving for a time as the Director of the Mennonite Conciliation Service.[3][4]

Academic work

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Lederach's theories of elicitive methods of conflict resolution have been influential[how?] in the fields of political science, peace studies, international relations and conflict transformation. His works have been published in English, Catalan and Spanish.[4]

His academic work draws on his experience in the field as a mediator, negotiator, peacebuilding practitioner, trainer and consultant. At the international level, this has involved input into peace processes in Somalia, Northern Ireland, Nicaragua, Colombia and Nepal. Within communities, his work has often been at the level of reconciliation within church and family. In 2014 he said:

Change only comes through ensuring that people are represented. In Somalia where I did a lot of my early work, there was no government and it was a chaotic situation. My job was to engage in longer term bottom-up grassroots work. You do this by establishing organisations for elders, women's associations and so on which build strength into a community by creating space for civil society.[5]

His elective approach to conflict transformation has been developed further systemically by Wolfgang Dietrich within the framework of the Innsbruck School of Peace Studies at the University of Innsbruck, Austria.[6]

Lederach has given keynote speeches, commencement addresses, and lectures, among them a keynote lecture entitled "Narratives of Care: The Social Echo of Community Transformation" at the Conversations on Attachment conference at Eastern Mennonite University.[7] and a lecture entitled "Compassionate Presence: Faith-Based Peacebuilding in the Face of Violence" at the University of San Diego's Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice Distinguished Lecture Series.[8]

In an article in Time Magazine, former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy describes Lederach's influence on his thinking about social policy and his framing of loneliness as a public health concern: "For John Paul Lederach, an international peace builder and expert in conflict transformation, the first step is to promote a mutual sense of belonging. That means meeting and serving people where they live, by physically going to their homes or neighborhoods."[9] Murthy quotes Lederach in Time, as well as in his book, Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World, as observing that "a lot of our isolation…is the degree to which people feel invisible. So, when you come and show up and have concern and conversation from their location, you're rehumanizing the situation that has lost that connection at a very deep level."[10]

Religion and beliefs

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Lederach is a Mennonite Christian, and as he wrote in his 1999 book Journey Toward Reconciliation (ISBN 978-0836190823), his Christian faith has affected both his thinking and application of non-violent solutions to conflict. In 2000, he received the Community of Christ International Peace Award.[11]

Awards and honorary degrees

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In 2014 he received honorary degrees from Conrad Grebel College at the University of Waterloo, St. Paul University in Ottawa, Ontario.[18]

Publications

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  • Els anomenats pacifistes: La no violència a l'estat espanyol, La Magrana, 1983. (in Catalan)
  • Enredos, pleitos y problemas Una guía práctica para ayudar a resolver conflictos, Guatemala: Ediciones SEMILLA, 1992, ISBN 84-89389-06-3.
  • Preparing for Peace: Conflict Transformation Across Cultures, Syracuse University Press, 1995, ISBN 0-8156-2725-4
  • Building Peace: Sustainable Reconciliation in Divided Societies, U.S. Institute of Peace, 1997, ISBN 1-878379-73-9
  • The Journey Toward Reconciliation, Pennsylvania: Herald Press, 1999, ISBN 0-8361-9082-3
  • From the Ground Up: Mennonite Contributions to International Peacebuilding, 2000, ISBN
  • A Handbook of International Peacebuilding: Into The Eye Of The Storm, Jossey-Bass, 2002, ISBN 0-7879-5879-4
  • The Little Book of Conflict Transformation, Good Books, 2003, ISBN 1-56148-390-7
  • The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building Peace, Oxford University Press, 2005, ISBN 0-19-517454-2
  • Reconcile: Conflict Transformation for Ordinary Christians, Pennsylvania: Herald Press, 2014, ISBN 0-836199030
  • Memoirs of Nepal, Blurb Books, 2016

References

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  1. ^ "Personnel Directory". Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  2. ^ "John Paul Lederach". Humanity United. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "Lederach, John Paul (1955-) Mennonite Church USA Archives". Archived from the original on August 18, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Wright, Walter (September 13, 2004). "John Paul Lederach: A Peacebuilder Bibliography". Archived from the original on August 18, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  5. ^ Casciani, Dominic (October 24, 2003). "'International flashpoint? I'm on my way'". BBC News Online. Archived from the original on August 18, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  6. ^ "Wolfgang Dietrich :: Positions". Archived from the original on July 20, 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  7. ^ "Narratives of Care: The Social Echo of Community Transformation by John Paul Lederach". Archived from the original on August 18, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  8. ^ "Compassionate Presence: Faith-based Peacebuilding in the Face of Violence with John Paul Lederach". UniversityofCaliforniaTelevision. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  9. ^ "Loneliness Was a Public Health Crisis Long Before Social Distancing. Here's How We Can Solve It". Time. March 26, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  10. ^ Murthy, Vivek (April 21, 2020). Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World. HarperWave. ISBN 978-0062913296.
  11. ^ a b "Community of Christ International Peace Award Honor Roll". Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  12. ^ "2002 "Keys To Access" Award Presented to John Paul Lederach". Archived from the original on August 18, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  13. ^ "Nicaraguans Honor Lederach for Global Peace Efforts". September 14, 2006. Archived from the original on August 18, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  14. ^ "Saint John's awards Mennonite peacebuilder John Paul Lederach its highest honor". August 10, 2010. Archived from the original on August 18, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  15. ^ "ND Report: Reinhold Neibuhr Award". Archived from the original on August 18, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  16. ^ "Notre Dame Gives Lederach Peacebuilding Award". June 4, 2009. Archived from the original on August 18, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  17. ^ "Become a Sponsor at ISA 2014". Archived from the original on August 18, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  18. ^ "Lederach to Receive 2 Honorary Degrees, International Studies Association Award". Archived from the original on August 18, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
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