contents -- preface -- 1 why this study? -- 2 an overview of peacebuilding -- 2.1 what is peacebuilding? -- 2.2 a history of failure? -- 2.3 elements of peacebuilding -- 2.4 international organizations -- 3 towards typology and theory -- 3.1 a deductive typology -- 3.2 good governance and human rights -- 3.3 warning signals -- 3.4 an attempt at theory -- 3.5 threats to the peace -- 3.6 practical questions -- 3.7 further study -- 4 (re) establishing order -- 4.1 transitional security -- 4.2 foreign peacekeepers and public order -- 4.3 emergency relief -- 4.4 foreign aid workers and the military -- 4.5 transitional politics -- 4.6 international administration -- 4.7 international coordination -- 4.8 transitional 'justice' and reconciliation -- 4.9 crimes against women and gender issues -- 4.10 refugee issues -- 4.11 preparations for electoral democracy -- 5 (re) building the rule of law -- 5.1 the role and rule of law -- 5.2 rule-of-law assistance and development cooperation -- 5.3 aspects of legal reform -- 5.4 (re) building police and prison systems -- 5.5 wider security sector reform -- 5.6 court reform -- 5.7 major criminals and war crimes -- 5.8 terrorists -- 5.9 private security firms -- 5.10 corruption -- 5.11 international organisations -- 5.12 the chance of success of legal reform -- 5.13 human rights and state building -- 6 resources and costs -- 6.1 internal resources -- 6.2 international rights and duties of states -- 6.3 development assistance -- 6.4 defence organisations -- 6.5 reducing corruption -- 6.6 international division of tasks -- 6.7 allocation and country choice -- 6.8 preliminary cost estimates -- 7 the european union and post-conflict peacebuilding -- 7.1 introduction -- 7.2 policy and institutions -- 7.2.1 the establishment of a common foreign and security policy -- 7.2.2 policies -- 7.2.3 institutions.

7.2.4 security and defence -- 7.2.5 european agency for reconstruction -- 7.3 financing eu peacebuilding activities -- 7.3.1 cfsp -- 7.3.2 echo -- 7.3.3 errm -- 7.3.4 the european initiative for democracy and human rights -- 7.4 conclusion -- 8 conclusions and recommendations -- 8.1 general conclusions -- 8.2 recommendations -- 8.2.1 strengthen international organizations for peacebuilding -- 8.3 some suggestions for further study -- 8.4 in conclusion -- list of country illustrations -- acknowledgements -- further reading -- some relevant websites.