Public Administration in Conflict Affected Countries

lt;p>Purshottama Sivanarain Reddy is Senior Professor and Subnational Governance Specialist at the University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa. He is the editor/co-editor of thirteen books on subnational government and currently serves on the editorial/advisory committee of seven journals world-wide. He is currently the Vice-President of Programmes of IASIA and Chairperson of the Programme and Research Committee of IIAS.     

1. Introduction, Contextual Background and Scope.- 2. The Role of Public Administration in the State-building Process: A Literature Review.- 3. Public Administration in Eypt After the Arab Spring.- 4. Public Administration in Iraq: The Post-ISIS Transition.- 5. Public Administration in Conflict Affected Countries: The Case of Palestine.- 6. Reconstructing Governance and Public Administration Capacities in Managing the Resettlement of Displaced Persons in North-East Nigeria.- 7. Post Conflict Reconstruction, Governance and Development: Had the Tide Turned in South Africa?.- 8. 35 Years of Reforms in Uganda: Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty?.- 9. Bangladesh: Passage through Conflict to Stability and Public Administration Reform.- 10. Public Administration in the Philippines: Overcoming Conflict and Post-Conflict Challenges.- 11. Croatian Public Administration: Good Governance Accompanies by an Authoritarian Legacy.- 12. Public Administration in Countries in Conflict: The Case of Georgia.- 13. Rebuilding Public Administration in Post-War Kosovo.- 14. Serbia: Stumbling Through to Better Compliance but Worse Performance.- 15. Ukrainian Public Administration as a Cross-Road.- 16. Public Administration, Institutional Capacity and Internal Conflict in Colombia: An Intertwined Relationship.- 17. Public Administration Reforms in Paraguay: Challenges to Professionalization.- 18. Venezuela: Devastating Effects of  Long Conflict of Political Instability.- 19. Synthesis: The Relations Between Conflict and Public Administration Performance.