Building peace in the Middle East : challenges for states and civil society / edited by Elise Boulding.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Peace building : regional processes in a global context / Elise Boulding -- Democratization in the Middle East from an Islamic perspective / Charles Amjad-ali -- The democratization process in the Arab-Islamic states of the Middle East / Sanàa Osseiran -- Gender issues in democracy : the Palestinian woman and the revolution / Hanan Awwad -- Gender issues in democracy : rethinking Middle East peace and security from a feminist perspective / Simona Sharoni -- The Arab world after the Gulf War : challenges and prospects / Emile A. Nakhleh -- Peace-building initiatives from the Middle East / Mohamed Sid-Ahmed -- Turkey in its regional environment in the postbipolar era : opportunities and constraints / Peri Pamir -- The Kurdish question : conflict resolution strategies at the regional level / Omar Sheikhmous -- The Maghreb and the Gulf War / Adelwahab Biad -- The roots of U.S. Middle East policy and the need for alternatives / Stephen Zunes.

World order conceptions and the peace process in the Middle East / Richard Falk -- Strategic balance and disarmament in the Middle East / Ali E. Hillal Dessouki -- Environmental impacts of military defense policies : strategies for the future / Frank Barnaby -- Collective security under subregional arrangements : a cooperative approach / Michael Harbottle -- The role of the United Nations in the Middle East / Juergen Dedring -- Development and Islamic values / Sallama Shaker -- Middle East oil resource policies / Dorothea E. El Mallakh -- Regional cooperation in water resource management / Maher F. Abu-Taleb -- Conflict and cooperation in resource development / Miriam R. Lowi -- Educating for peace in the Mediterranean : a strategy for peace building / James Calleja -- One very simple idea : a possible Israeli contribution to a lasting Middle East peace / Israel W. Charny.

Core values for peacemaking in Islam : the prophet's practice as paradigm / Chaiwat Satha-Anand -- Interfaith relations : old wars and new dialogue / Landrum R. Bolling -- Working for peace in the Middle East : the educational task / Haim Gordon -- Hope for the twenty-first century : NGOs and people's networks in the Middle East / Elise Boulding.