Richard Caplan is Professor of International Relations and Director of the Centre for International Studies at Oxford University. He also serves as a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Fragile States.

These chapters are written by top academics in the field and high-level practitioners with extensive experience on the ground during these missions. Readers will also appreciate the brief concluding chapter, which reflects on the policy lessons from the study. The importance of the topic and the wide range of contemporary cases make this a welcome addition to the field and a valuable resource for scholars and students. ... Highly Recommended.

• Contributors ; Acknowledgments ; 1. Exit Strategies and State Building: Richard Caplan ; Colonial Administrations ; 2. Exit and Colonial Administrations: John Darwin ; 3. Senegal: Tony Chafer ; 4. Indonesia: Hendrik Spruyt ; Peace Support Operations ; 5. Exit and Peace Support Operations: William J. Durch ; 6. Sierra Leone: A. Sarjoh Bah ; 7. Haiti: Johanna Mendelson Forman ; International Administrations ; 8. Exit and International Administrations: Dominik Zaum ; 9. Kosovo: Ben Crampton ; 10. East Timor: Anthony Goldstone ; Military Occupations ; 11. Exit and Military Occupations: Gregory H. Fox ; 12. Gaza: Joel Peters ; 13. Iraq: Toby Dodge ; Thematic Issues ; 14. Competing Normative Visions of Exit: Ralph Wilde ; 15. The Political Economy of Exit: Michael Pugh ; 16. After Exit: The UN Peacebuilding Architecture: Richard Ponzio ; 17. Policy Implications: Richard Caplan ; Index

Richard Caplan is Professor of International Relations and Director of the Centre for International Studies at Oxford University. He also serves as a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Fragile States.

These chapters are written by top academics in the field and high-level practitioners with extensive experience on the ground during these missions. Readers will also appreciate the brief concluding chapter, which reflects on the policy lessons from the study. The importance of the topic and the wide range of contemporary cases make this a welcome addition to the field and a valuable resource for scholars and students. ... Highly Recommended.

• Contributors ; Acknowledgments ; 1. Exit Strategies and State Building: Richard Caplan ; Colonial Administrations ; 2. Exit and Colonial Administrations: John Darwin ; 3. Senegal: Tony Chafer ; 4. Indonesia: Hendrik Spruyt ; Peace Support Operations ; 5. Exit and Peace Support Operations: William J. Durch ; 6. Sierra Leone: A. Sarjoh Bah ; 7. Haiti: Johanna Mendelson Forman ; International Administrations ; 8. Exit and International Administrations: Dominik Zaum ; 9. Kosovo: Ben Crampton ; 10. East Timor: Anthony Goldstone ; Military Occupations ; 11. Exit and Military Occupations: Gregory H. Fox ; 12. Gaza: Joel Peters ; 13. Iraq: Toby Dodge ; Thematic Issues ; 14. Competing Normative Visions of Exit: Ralph Wilde ; 15. The Political Economy of Exit: Michael Pugh ; 16. After Exit: The UN Peacebuilding Architecture: Richard Ponzio ; 17. Policy Implications: Richard Caplan ; Index

Richard Caplan is Professor of International Relations and Director of the Centre for International Studies at Oxford University. He also serves as a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Fragile States.

These chapters are written by top academics in the field and high-level practitioners with extensive experience on the ground during these missions. Readers will also appreciate the brief concluding chapter, which reflects on the policy lessons from the study. The importance of the topic and the wide range of contemporary cases make this a welcome addition to the field and a valuable resource for scholars and students. ... Highly Recommended.

• Contributors ; Acknowledgments ; 1. Exit Strategies and State Building: Richard Caplan ; Colonial Administrations ; 2. Exit and Colonial Administrations: John Darwin ; 3. Senegal: Tony Chafer ; 4. Indonesia: Hendrik Spruyt ; Peace Support Operations ; 5. Exit and Peace Support Operations: William J. Durch ; 6. Sierra Leone: A. Sarjoh Bah ; 7. Haiti: Johanna Mendelson Forman ; International Administrations ; 8. Exit and International Administrations: Dominik Zaum ; 9. Kosovo: Ben Crampton ; 10. East Timor: Anthony Goldstone ; Military Occupations ; 11. Exit and Military Occupations: Gregory H. Fox ; 12. Gaza: Joel Peters ; 13. Iraq: Toby Dodge ; Thematic Issues ; 14. Competing Normative Visions of Exit: Ralph Wilde ; 15. The Political Economy of Exit: Michael Pugh ; 16. After Exit: The UN Peacebuilding Architecture: Richard Ponzio ; 17. Policy Implications: Richard Caplan ; Index