Dr Vincent Chetail is Associate Professor in Public International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva and Research Director at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights. He is also Editor-in-Chief of Refugee Survey Quarterly and has been consultant for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for several years.

There is no question that the volume will help address a serious gap in peacebuilding research. The coverage of this book is impressive and many distinguished scholars involved in peacebuilding, particularly those who work on the legal aspects of peacemaking around the world, have contributed articles...The Lexicon provides a useful introduction to a complex and changing subject area in a lucid and engaging way. The book should be read widely.

• Introduction: Post-Conflict Peacebuilding- Ambiguity and Identity ; Capacity-building ; Civil-military Interface ; Civil Society ; Conflict Economies ; Conflict Transformation ; Democratic Governance ; Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration ; Free and Fair Elections ; Human Security ; International Crimes ; Local Ownership ; Mine Action ; Non-state Actors ; Peace Operations ; Peace Process ; Private Sector ; Reconciliation ; Recovery ; Reparation ; Responsibility to Protect ; Return and Reintegration ; Rule of Law ; Security Sector Reform ; State-building ; Transitional Administration ; Transitional Justice

Dr Vincent Chetail is Associate Professor in Public International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva and Research Director at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights. He is also Editor-in-Chief of Refugee Survey Quarterly and has been consultant for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for several years.

There is no question that the volume will help address a serious gap in peacebuilding research. The coverage of this book is impressive and many distinguished scholars involved in peacebuilding, particularly those who work on the legal aspects of peacemaking around the world, have contributed articles...The Lexicon provides a useful introduction to a complex and changing subject area in a lucid and engaging way. The book should be read widely.

• Introduction: Post-Conflict Peacebuilding- Ambiguity and Identity ; Capacity-building ; Civil-military Interface ; Civil Society ; Conflict Economies ; Conflict Transformation ; Democratic Governance ; Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration ; Free and Fair Elections ; Human Security ; International Crimes ; Local Ownership ; Mine Action ; Non-state Actors ; Peace Operations ; Peace Process ; Private Sector ; Reconciliation ; Recovery ; Reparation ; Responsibility to Protect ; Return and Reintegration ; Rule of Law ; Security Sector Reform ; State-building ; Transitional Administration ; Transitional Justice

Dr Vincent Chetail is Associate Professor in Public International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva and Research Director at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights. He is also Editor-in-Chief of Refugee Survey Quarterly and has been consultant for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for several years.

There is no question that the volume will help address a serious gap in peacebuilding research. The coverage of this book is impressive and many distinguished scholars involved in peacebuilding, particularly those who work on the legal aspects of peacemaking around the world, have contributed articles...The Lexicon provides a useful introduction to a complex and changing subject area in a lucid and engaging way. The book should be read widely.

• Introduction: Post-Conflict Peacebuilding- Ambiguity and Identity ; Capacity-building ; Civil-military Interface ; Civil Society ; Conflict Economies ; Conflict Transformation ; Democratic Governance ; Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration ; Free and Fair Elections ; Human Security ; International Crimes ; Local Ownership ; Mine Action ; Non-state Actors ; Peace Operations ; Peace Process ; Private Sector ; Reconciliation ; Recovery ; Reparation ; Responsibility to Protect ; Return and Reintegration ; Rule of Law ; Security Sector Reform ; State-building ; Transitional Administration ; Transitional Justice