John Paul Lederach is a practitioner-scholar who seeks to bring integrity, curiosity, and wholeness to the understanding of conflict transformation and peacebuilding.
He has recently had an opinion piece published in the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/15/american-civil-war-escalation/
The OpEd piece references his booklet, entitled The Pocket Guide for Facing Down a Civil War. John Paul has graciously shared a link to view the book for free on his website, or to download it from an online retailer.
The booklet considers challenging dynamics in settings of protracted toxic polarisation and open-armed violence. Each chapter also offers stories of creative and courageous communities facing down these cycles of harm. Their experiences, wisdom, and ingenuity are an inspiration for the challenges currently being faced in the United States.
The Pocket Guide for Facing Down a Civil War is available as a ebook via Amazon Kindle.
The Pocket Guide for Facing Down a Civil War is available as a free PDF download on John Paul Lederach's website.