Nematullah Bizhan is a Lecturer in Public Policy at the Development Policy Centre at The Australian National University, Australia, and a Senior Research Associate with the Global Economic Governance Program, Oxford University, UK.
"""In this fascinating book, Nematullah Bizhen draws out what we can learn about rebuilding after conflict or in situations of fragility from Afghanistan, Lebanon, Burundi, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Papua New Guinea and Rwanda. The core message is that the legitimacy of the state needs rebuilding and that means don’t rush to hold elections but focus on nation building and institutions. An important contribution which takes us up close to the complex local politics of fragile contexts."" Ngaire Woods, Founding Dean of the Blavatnik School of Government and Professor of Global Economic Governance, Oxford University, UK."