In recent years, peace psychology has grown from a utopian idea to a means of transforming societies worldwide. Yet at the same time peacebuilding enjoys global appeal, the diversity of nations and regions demands interventions reflecting local cultures and realities. Peace Psychology in Asia shows this process in action, emphasizing concepts and methods diverging from those common to the US and Europe.

Combines the various levels of analysis, integrating political science, social movements, culture and intergroup relationships

to Peace Psychology in Asia.- Overview of Peace Psychology in Asia: Research, Practice, and Teaching.- Culture, Social Representations, and Peacemaking: A Symbolic Theory of History and Identity.- South Asia.- Where Are We Going? Perspective on Hindu-Muslim Relations in India.- Political Violence and Peacebuilding in Jammu and Kashmir.- Southeast Asia.- Peace Psychology of Grassroots Reconciliation: Lessons Learned from the "Baku Bae" Peace Movement.- Memory for Sale: How Groups "Distort" Their Collective Memory for Reconciliation Purposes and Building Peace.- Contested Discourses on Violence, Social Justice, and Peacebuilding Among Indonesian Muslims.- Interreligious Harmony and Peacebuilding in Indonesian Islamic Education.- The Future of Malay-Chinese Relations in Malaysia.- A Positioning Analysis of Moro Women's Participation During and After the MNLF-GRP War.- Human-Technology Interface in Philippine People Power.- East Asia.- Forgiveness for Conflict Resolution in Asia: Its Compatibility with Justice and Social Control.- Toward Reconciliation of Historical Conflict Between Japan and China: Design Science for Peace in Asia.- Is the Third Way Possible for Peace? The Dilemma of National Identity in Taiwan and Beyond.- Income Gap, Materialism, and Attitude toward the Rich in Developing Countries.- Future of Peace Psychology in Asia.- How Asia Can Contribute to World Peace Psychology: Creating a Dignified and Peaceful World by Employing Unity in Diversity.- The Future of Peace Psychology in Asia.