Subject: Amidst Conflict, NGOs Nurture Peace
From: Paul Lawrence (plawrence@isar.org)
Date: Tue Apr 04 2000 - 16:41:50 EDT
Don't Miss out on the Give & Take!
Amidst Conflict, NGOs Nurture Peace
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ISAR: Initiative for Social Action and Renewal in Eurasia, a US-based
nongovernmental organization (NGO), is pleased to announce the spring
issue of its quarterly publication, Give & Take: A Journal on Civil
Society in Eurasia. Give & Take draws on ISAR's grassroots contacts
and sixteen years of experience encouraging citizen initiatives in
the countries of the former Soviet Union (FSU). The journal blends
stories about local NGO activity with analysis of the trends
affecting civil society development.
The spring issue of Give & Take analyzes the role of NGOs and
community organizations in mitigating and preventing violent
conflict. In the aftermath of the war in Kosovo and as a second war
in Chechnya rages, post-Soviet, US and European authors explore the
potential for NGOs to play a greater role in peace making and
supporting community-building efforts in the volatile regions of the
FSU.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
NGO ROLE IN CONFLICT ZONES
* "Peace Group Struggles for Nonviolent Solutions in Conflict Regions
of the FSU" An interview with the director of Nonviolence
International-Newly Independent States, Andre Kamenshikov
* "Caucasus NGOs Find New Roles" The author explores the prospects
for NGO involvement in the Caucasus and impediments toward their work
in conflict resolution. by Anna Matveeva (part of a series by the
Forum for Early Warning and Early Response)
* "Confidence Building in Conflict Zones: Challenges of NGO
Networking" An overview of efforts to develop the Caucasus Forum of
NGOs working for peace and the potential for expanding the forum to
other parts of the FSU. by Gevork Ter-Gabrielian (International
Alert)
* "Local Capacity for Peace Making: Exploring the NGO Role" Author
explains how civil war requires civil action and the role NGOs can
play to expedite peace initiatives. by Paul van Tongeren (European
Center for Conflict Prevention)
IN THE WAKE OF WAR
* "Small Steps toward Peace in Abkhazia" A look at how local and
international nongovernmental efforts have provided a forum for
dialogue between Abkhaz and Georgians. Paula Garb (University of
California, Irvine)
* "Third Sector Diplomacy Builds Trust in War-torn Georgian
Communities" A Georgian peace activist describes the importance of
Third Sector efforts in repairing trust between former enemies. by
Paata Zakareishvili (Caucasian Institute for Peace, Democracy and
Development)
"'Mobile Development' for the Displaced" The author reports on one
group's successful project to grow food, earn money, develop
professional skills and adapt to their new situations as internally
displace persons. by Susan Allen Nan (Carter Center)
"Can NGOs Build Bridges?" NGO leaders describe efforts to develop
ties between Azerbajani and Armenian students and how such
interaction nurtures peaceful cooperation as opposed to isolation and
war. by Gulshan Pashayeva (Conflict Research Center) Rena
Safaraliyeva and (Transcaucasus Women's Dialogue)
PREVENTING VIOLENT CONFLICT
"Struggling for Stability in Ferghana: NGOs in Central Asia's
Heartland" A report on the recent events in the Ferghana Valley and
the NGO efforts to stave off violence threatening the ethnically
diverse and economically impoverished region of Central Asia. by Amy
Forster (ISAR-Central Asia)
"Peace Building in Multiethnic Crimea" With the return of deported
Crimean Tatars from Central Asia and perennial conflict between
Russians and Ukrainians, the author assesses the prospects for
dealing with conflict by nonviolent means. Carina Korostelina (Center
for Ethnic and Social Research)
"Traditional Skills Offer New Opportunities" Local artists from
Tajikistan find new sources of income and renewed hope by working
with international and regional NGOs. Beth Gottschling (Aid to
Artisans)
TO ORDER THE SPRING ISSUE:
Please send a $5.00 check drawn on a US bank to:
ISAR
1601 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite #301
Washington, DC 20009
For a free copy of a back issue of Give & Take, send a request to the
above address or write to <membership@isar.org>.
Selected articles from each issue of Give & Take are available on
ISAR's Web site at <www.isar.org>. The Web site also includes
information on ISAR programs and an article archive with dozens of
stories from Give & Take and ISAR's previous journal, Surviving
Together.
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