Akiko Horiba is Program Director of the Asia Peace Initiative Department in the Sasakawa Peace Foundation with a focus on Southern Thailand, women’s political participation in Asia and strengthening civil society networks in Southeast Asia. Previously Akiko worked as a policy secretary in the Japanese House of Representatives. She received a PhD in Area Studies (Indonesia, conflict analysis) from Sophia University, Japan and a Master of theological studies at the Weston Jesuit School of Theology, Massachusetts, USA.

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