United States Institute of Peace

"Editors Karen Guttieri and Jessica Piombo highlight the growing prominence of the international community in attempts to moderate conflict and bring about the cessation of hostilities. The sheer number of countries covered in the volume provides a great resource for anyone interested in developing a better understanding of recent efforts at conflict settlement, democracy-building, and international activity. Interim Governments is a valuable and worthwhile volume that integrates the perspectives of both comparative politics and international relations. Graduate students, advanced undergraduates, and policy makers alike will all benefit from the thoughtful analyses provided in the book."

- — International Studies Review

“Karen Guttieri and Jessica Piombo have assembled a first-rate group of authors to examine this phenomenon from both historical and functional perspectives. Their conclusions will sometimes surprise—for instance, that imposed nondemocratic regimes have proven more enduring than democratic ones—and always inform. Interim Governments is thus to be welcomed as an important addition to our understanding of how efforts at state building, democratization, and post-conflict reconstruction actually play out.”

—James Dobbins, Director of the International Security and Defense Policy Center, RAND Corporation

“Karen Guttieri and Jessica Piombo have assembled a first-rate group of authors to examine this phenomenon from both historical and functional perspectives. Their conclusions will sometimes surprise—for instance, that imposed nondemocratic regimes have proven more enduring than democratic ones—and always inform. Interim Governments is thus to be welcomed as an important addition to our understanding of how efforts at state building, democratization, and post-conflict reconstruction actually play out.”

—James Dobbins, Director of the International Security and Defense Policy Center, RAND Corporation