Searching for Peace in Central and South Asia - Softcover

Continuing a widely acclaimed series, Searching for Peace in Central and South Asia provides critical background information, up-to-date surveys of the violent conflicts in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, the Ferghana Valley, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Tajikistan, and a directory of more than 150 organizations working in the field of conflict prevention and peacebuilding in the region. The book includes detailed, objective descriptions of ongoing activities, as well as assessments of future prospects for conflict resolution, focusing on efforts to make civil society an integral part of any peace process.

Monique Mekenkamp is coordinator of the Asia Programe of the European Centre for Conflict Prevention (ECCP), based in Utrecht. Paul van Tongeren is founder and executive director of the ECCP. Hans van de Veen is senior journalist and coordinator of an independent network of journalists, Environment and Development Productions, based in Amsterdam.