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Email this citationCIAO DATE: 03/04
Post Conflict Governance: From Rubble to Reconstruction
Ryan J. Watson
May 2003
Executive Summary
Global debate and media awareness of the complex issues involved with post-conflict governance are at an all-time high. With the reconstruction of the Balkans still leaving much left undone, the United States and much of the international community are seeking to balance continued intervention in Afghanistan with the emerging challenge of rebuilding Iraq.
In a period of post-conflict recovery, the government's interaction with its citizens must shift from coercion to cooperation; its economics must transition from recession to reconstruction; and its political system must transform from repression to representation. But identifying and implementing the most effective way to make this vision a reality is a task of epic proportions.
