ABOUT THE LECTURE
Critical feminist justpeace is an intersectional theory of change that revises John Paul Lederach‘s conflict
transformation approach and its stated goal of justpeace. The theory specifies goals and processes
that are grounded in the close study of women‘s peacebuilding organizations from Manipur, India, but
it aims to be flexible enough, through a strong emphasis upon self-reflexivity and attention to context,
to apply to local conflicts and peacebuilding across the world. The theory seeks to make Lederach‘s local-
level work gender-conscious and intersectional, essentially accomplishing what the Women, Peace,
and Security agenda (best known for UNSCR 1325) has done for UN peacebuilding on a global scale. The
lecture will introduce the theory and provide illustrative examples of peacebuilding activities that were
and were not critical and feminist from Manipur.
ABOUT THE LECTURER
Dr Karie Cross Riddle is an assistant professor of political science at Calvin University (Michigan), where
she also works closely with the global development studies program. She graduated with her PhD in
peace studies from the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame
(Indiana), specializing in feminist political thought and its ties to peace practice. Riddle‘s research focuses
particularly on how critical feminist methodologies can uncover marginalized voices and practices,
bringing them to bear on local and global peace and development work. She has conducted research in
India and has worked as an advocate against child labour in Nepal.
This lecture is part of the IPT Online Lecture Series 2020: Caring Conversations for Peace and Justice.