Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-305).

After the conflict : reconstruction and development in the aftermath of war / Sultan Barakat -- Introduction : post-war reconstruction and development : coming of age / Sultan Barakat -- Contemporary peace processes / Roger Mac Ginty -- Humanitarianism and the principles of humanitarian action in a post cold-war context / Alpaslan Ozerdem and Gianni Rufini -- Can proactive humanitarianism create sustainable solutions? : Challenges to third-party intervention in Aceh / Sultan Barakat, David Connolly and Judith Large -- Aid coordination : easy to agree on, difficult to organise / Arne Strand -- The economics of war and post-conflict recovery reduction / Richard Jones -- War, health and recovery / Sean Deely -- The logic of conflictualpeacebuilding / AstriSuhrke and Arne Strand -- Land, housing and the reconstruction of the built environment / Roger Zetter -- Building post-war capacity : whereto start? / Sultan Barakat and Margaret Chard -- Post-war reconstruction and public administration / Mark Evan -- Community management : sustaining local health services during the transition to recovery / Sultan Barakat and Sean Deely -- Reintegration of former combatants : with specific reference to Kosovo / Sultan Barakat and Alpaslan Ozerdem -- Seven pillars for post-war reconstruction / Sultan Barakat.

"After the conflict ... argues that sustainable peacebuilding and recovery must be the collective responsibility of those who caused the conflict and those affected by it. While it is argued that post-conflict countries lack the resources - human and material - to lead the process of post-war reconstruction, Liberia, a post-conflict country, is beginning to show successful indicators of a locally-driven post-war reconstruction process. This books offer a unique contribution to the field of post-war recovery in practice, and ... the need for locally-led reconstruction processes is essential for accountability and sustainability"