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