The Fifty-Year Arc: A Practitioner’s Adventures with Peace Processes
Are we facing the dusk or the dawn of peace processes and global peacebuilding efforts? Renowned scholar-practitioner Dr. John Paul Lederach invites listeners to reflect on his half-century arc of experience in the field and challenges us to confront the core tensions of peacemaking in a time of crisis. You can access Dr. Lederach's full PowerPoint Presentation here.
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Presented by Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
Are we facing the dusk or the dawn of peace processes and global peacebuilding efforts? Renowned scholar-practitioner Dr. John Paul Lederach invites listeners to reflect on his half-century arc of experience in the field and challenges us to confront the core tensions of peacemaking in a time of crisis.
This episode was originally published by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies on November 17, 2025. To explore the entire library of Kroc Cast podcast episodes and for more information , please visit kroc.nd.edu.
MoreMeet the Faculty: Dr. John Paul Lederach
Dr. John Paul Lederach is the Professor Emeritus of International Peacebuilding at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. Widely known for his pioneering work in conflict transformation, Lederach is involved in conciliation work in Colombia, the Philippines, and Nepal, plus countries in East and West Africa. He has helped design and conduct training programs in 25 countries across five continents. In August 2013, Lederach was appointed director of the Peace Accords Matrix, the Kroc Institute’s unique source of comparable data on all comprehensive peace agreements that have been signed since 1989. He has served as senior fellow at Humanity United since 2015.
Lederach is the author of 28 books, including Reconcile: Conflict Transformation for Ordinary Christians (Herald Press, 2014), When Blood and Bones Cry Out: Journeys Through the Soundscape of Healing and Reconciliation, (University of Queensland Press, 2010), The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building Peace (Oxford University Press, 2005), The Journey Toward Reconciliation (Herald Press, 1999), Building Peace: Sustainable Reconciliation in Divided Societies (USIP, 1997), and Preparing for Peace: Confliction Transformation Across Cultures (Syracuse University Press, 1995).
Lederach holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Colorado (1988).