Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-192) and index.
On stating the problem and thesis -- On touching the moral imagination: four stories -- On this moment: turning points -- On simplicity and complexity: finding the essence of peacebuilding -- On peace accords: image of a line in time -- On the gift of pessimism: insights from the geographies of violence -- On aesthetics: the art of social change -- On space: life in the web -- On mass and movement: the theory of the critical yeast -- On web watching: finding the soul of place -- On serendipity: the gift of accidental sagacity -- On time: the past that lies before us -- On pied pipers: imagination and creativity -- On vocation: the mystery of risk -- On conclusions: the imperative of the moral imagination -- Epilogue: a conversation.
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John Paul Lederach's has provided consultation and direct mediation in a range of situations from the Miskito/Sandinista conflict in Nicaragua to Somalia, Northern Ireland, the Basque Country, and the Philippines. Peacebuilding, in his view, is both a learned skill and an art.