John Paul Lederach
John Paul Lederach | |
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| Born | John Paul Lederach April 17, 1955 Indiana, United States |
| Education | BA History and Peace Studies Bethel College Ph.D. Sociology University of Colorado Boulder |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Known for | author of several books on Conflict Transformation, founder of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, professor of conflict studies |
| Awards | 2000 - 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 Boulder. In 1994 he became the founding director for the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University where he was a professor. He currently works for the foundation Humanity United.