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Searching for Peace in Asia Pacific : An Overview of Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding / ed. by Annelies Heijmans, Hans van de Veen, Nicola Simmonds.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (848 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2023]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Third in an acclaimed series, Searching for Peace in Asia Pacific offers critical background information, up-to-date surveys of the conflicts in the region, and a directory of some 400 referral organizations working in the field of conflict prevention and peacebuilding. The authors provide detailed, objective descriptions of ongoing activities, as well as assessments of the prospects for conflict resolution.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Reflections
- 1 Conflict Through Asia and the Pacific: Causes and Trends
- 2 Empowering People to Build a Just Peace in the Asian Arena
- 3 Security Cooperation in Asia Pacific: Official and Unofficial Responses
- 4 East Asia and the "War on Terror": Why Human Rights Matter
- 5 Globalization, Insecurity, and Overextension
- 6 Transition and Conflict in Asia Pacific: The Role of the International Community in the Democratization Process
- 7 Lessons Learned from Peacebuilding Practices in Asia Pacific
- Part 2 Surveys of Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding Activities
- 8 Northeast Asia
- 8.1 Regional Introduction: The Changing Regional Security Agenda in Post-September 11 Northeast Asia
- 8.2 Regional Introduction: Japan—Accepting the Challenges of Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding
- 8.3 China
- 8.4 Korea: Perilous Crossing and New Dangers
- Southeast Asia
- 9.1 Regional Introduction: Missing the Target? The Human Cost of Small Arms Proliferation and Misuse in Southeast Asia
- 9.2 Burma/Myanmar: Military Rule and Ethnic Conflict
- 9.3 Cambodia: Peacebuilding amid Unresolved Issues
- 9.4 East Timor: The Role of Civil Society in Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding
- 9.5 Indonesia
- 9.6 The Philippines
- 9.7 South China Sea: Managing Territorial and Resource Disputes
- 10 Pacific Islands
- 10.1 Regional Introduction: Creating Peace in the Pacific— Conflict Resolution, Reconciliation, and Restorative Justice
- 10.2 Fiji: Enabling Civic Capacities for Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding,
- 10.3 Papua New Guinea: A Success Story of Postconflict Peacebuilding in Bougainville
- 10.4 The Solomon Islands: Conflict and Peacebuilding
- Part 3 Directory
- Selected Bibliography
- Subject Index
- Index of Organizations
- About the Searching for Peace Program
- About the Book
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mai 2023)
- ISBN:
- 1-68585-530-X
- OCLC:
- 1378174569
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