Searching for Peace in Europe and Eurasia : : An Overview of Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding Activities / / ed. by Hans von Van de Veen, Paul Van Tongeren, Juliette Verhoeven.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• MitwirkendeR: Clements, Kevin,; Eavis, Paul,; Graaf, Graaf Bierbrauwer,; Kefford, Stuart,; Koff, Harlan,; Lund, Michael,; Stoel, Max van der,; Tishkov, Valery,; Tongeren, Paul van,; Veen, Hans van de,; Verhoeven, Juliette,
• HerausgeberIn: Van Tongeren, Paul,; Van de Veen, Hans von,; Verhoeven, Juliette,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2002
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: European Centre for Conflict Prevention
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (832 p.)

Searching for Peace in Europe and Eurasia offers much-needed insight into the possibilities for effective conflict prevention and peacebuilding throughout the region. Presenting surveys of the violent conflicts in Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia, the contributors offer a unique combination of background information, detailed descriptions of ongoing activities, and assessments of future prospects for conflict resolution and peacebuilding. A major focus of their work is the efforts of regional organizations and NGOs to make civil society part of any peace process, and they thoroughly cover the activities of grassroots groups. A directory of more than 400 organizations working in the field of conflict prevention and peacebuilding in the region is also included. More than 40 experts and organizations in Europe and Eurasia have collaborated in the compilation of this important work, which includes a foreword by Max van der Stoel (the former OSCE high commissioner on national minorities) and contributions by such prominent scholars and practitioners as Mari Fitzduff, Michael S. Lund, Valery Tishkov, Raymond Detrez, and Kevin Clements. The work was coordinated by the European Centre for Conflict Prevention, an NGO dedicated to contributing to the prevention and resolution of violent conflicts in the international arena.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword: Searching for Peace in Europe and Eurasia -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1. Reflections -- 1. Conflict Prevention and the European Union: A Potential Yet to Be Fully Realized -- 2. The OSCE: Uniquely Qualified for a Conflict-Prevention Role -- 3. History and Legacies of the USSR: The Demise of a Multiethnic Experiment -- 4. Minority Issues in Southeastern Europe: A Future of Ethnically “Pure” States? -- 5. NGOs Versus Political Parties: Combatting Xenophobia and Racism in Western Europe -- 6. The FRESTA Approach: Stimulating Cross-Border Connections in Civil Society -- 7. Calling for a Broad Approach to Conflict Resolution -- 8. The State of the Art of Conflict Transformation -- 9. Toward National Infrastructures for Peacebuilding -- 10. Preventing Violent Intrastate Conflicts: Learning Lessons from Experience -- Part 2. Surveys of Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding Activities -- 11. Western Europe -- 12. Eastern Mediterranean -- 13. Southeastern Europe -- 14. Russian Federation -- 15. Southern Caucasus -- 16. Central Asia -- Part 3. Directory -- Appendix 1: Selected Government Agencies and Ministries -- Appendix 2: Internet Resources -- Selected Bibliography -- Subject Index -- Index of Organizations -- About the Searching for Peace Program -- About the Book