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John Paul Lederach: Ideal to Mediate a Space, Not Just a Person – Video

John Paul Lederach explains how mediators need to shift their focus from mediating a person to mediating a space in order to more holistically help all involved, gain trust and understanding.

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John Paul Lederach

John Paul Lederach is Professor of Practice for International Peacebuilding with the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame.  He works as a practitioner-scholar, providing facilitation, mediation and training/education, with extensive experience at national and community levels in North and Latin America, Africa,… MORE >

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