Preparing For Peace: Conflict Transformation Across Cultures (Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution) - Softcover

Since the early 1950s, John Paul Lederach has traveled worldwide as a mediation trainer and conflict resolution consultant. He has worked with governments, justice departments, and youth programs in Latin America, the Philippines, Cambodia, Somalia, and Africa. Drawing on his experience, Lederach explains the process and key variables used in teaching conflict resolution. Lederach uses anecdotes and pertinent experiences to demonstrate his resolution techniques. The book will appeal to those involved in resolution activities through development, relief, and nongovernmental agencies.

John Paul Lederach is associate professor of sociology at Eastern Mennonite University and director of the International Conciliation Service of the Mennonite Central Committee, and author of Conflict Transformation.