Introduction - recovering from civil conflict, Edward Newman and Albrecht Schnabel post-conflict peacebuilding and second-generation preventive action, Albrecht Schnabel "transitional justice" - the impact of transnational norms and the UN, Edward Newman the UN, peacekeeping and collective human security - from "an agenda for peace" to the Brahimi report, Sorpong Peou on the challenges and achievements of reforming UN peace operations, Jean-Marie Guehenno World Bank, NGOs and the private sector in post-war reconstruction, Vesna Bojicic-Dzelilovic peace operations finance and the political economy of a way out, Jean Daudelin and Lee J.M. Seymour post-conflict elections - constraints and dangers, Benjamin Reilly current international civil administration - the need for political legitimacy, Sally Morphet refugees and post-conflict reconstruction - a critical perspective, B.S. Chimni demobilization, reintegration and peacebuilding in Africa, Kees Kingma building peace after mass crimes, Beatrice Pouligny.