Francois Danchaud has a background in law and political science and, as a journalist, has been writing on Cambodia since the mid-1980s. He worked with the French NGO Children of the Mekong in Cambodia from 1991-92 and returns regularly to the country to cover the political situation.
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David Chandler has written six books about Cambodia, the most recent being Facing the Cambodian Past (1996). He has taught at Monash University in Australia and as a visitor, at the University of Paris, the University of Wisconsin and the University of Oregon.
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John Brown works at the Cambodian Mine Action Centre in Phnom Penh.
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John Brown is a contributor to our Accord publication series and not a staff member of Conciliation Resources. The views expressed in the publication are their own and do not reflect the position of Conciliation Resources. We cannot share contributors' contact details.
David Ashley is a human rights monitor for the OSCE in Croatia. Between 1992 and 1998 he worked in Cambodia for UNTAC, the Ministry of Economics and Finance, and the UN Centre for Human Rights. His research and publications have focused on the Khmer Rouge and the Cambodian peace process.
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Jeremy Armon is the outgoing Series Editor of Accord. Prior to joining Conciliation Resources in 1996, he worked on conflict issues in the Oxfam Policy Department and did research on conflict and governance at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, where he also obtained his MPhil. He now lives in Uganda.
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Alex Vines, while on sabbatical as a MacArthur NGO Fellow at the Department of War Studies, King’s College, University of London, contributed to and co-edited this issue of Accord. He is a research associate for Human Rights Watch and at Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford University. His books include, Renamo: From Terrorism to Democracy in Mozambique? He also served as a UN observer during Mozambique’s 1994 elections.
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Dínis Salomão Sengulane is a Mozambican and is the Anglican bishop of Libombos. An important member of the Christian Council of Mozambique (CCM), he played a key role in the 1989 church talks with Renamo. He has been a strong advocate for peace and reconciliation through the ‘Preparing the People for Peace’ programme of the Mozambican Anglican church. He is author of Vitoria sem Vencidos (Bispo dos Libombos), a book about the CCM’s role in the peace process.
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Lt. Col. Martin Rupiya is a former officer in the Zimbabwean National Army and has operational experience in Mozambique. He is currently Director of the Centre for Defence Studies at the University of Zimbabwe, where he previously completed his PhD on military and security issues in southern Rhodesia during the Federation period. He has written on regional security matters and is author of the Deadly Legacy: Landmines in Zimbabwe (SAPES).
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Alcinda Honwana is a Mozambican anthropologist and senior lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Cape Town. She holds a PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London and has specialised in post-conflict healing. She is author of a number of academic articles and is doing research on spirit possession and cultural identity. She has been a consultant for children and war projects in Angola and Mozambique.
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Dylan Hendrickson, a former student of Prince Norodom Ranariddh, is an independent researcher with a particular interest in how peace settlements can better address the societal conditions sustaining violence. He worked as an aide to FUNCINPEC in Cambodia from 1991-93, during the negotiation and implementation of its peace agreement. He completed an MPhil at the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex in 1995 and since then has carried out consultancies for the British Government, the United Nations and various NGOs.
