Preface, Aziz Al-Azmeh, Central European University , Austria 1. Introduction: Reconstituting the Post-conflict Register, Harout Akdedian, Central European University , Austria Part 1: Conceptual and Global Exploration of the 'Post-conflict' Register Introduction to Part 1 by the Editors 2. Peacebuilding: A Liberal State Building Imperative in Post-conflict Registers? Perspectives from Comparison, Balazs Kovacs, UN University for Peace, Costa Rica 3. Ceasefire Agreements and the Post-conflict Register: A Continuation of war by Other Means, Marika Sosnowski, German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Germany Part 2: Reconstitution of Power in Syria and Iraq: Military Standoffs and Conflict Fragility Introduction to Part 2 by the Editors 4. Paramilitarism in Syria and Iraq: The Interpenetration of Militias and the State, Ugur Ungor, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands 5. Conflict Transformation, Security Fragmentation, and Government Architecture in Post-War Southern Syria, Abdullah Al-Jabassini, European University Institute, Central European University, Austria 6. From Devolution to Reconstitution? Dynamics of the Local Devolution of State Power in Syria and Iraq: Tribal Auxiliaries in the Margin, Haian Dukhan, Central European University, Austria 7. Conflicted Counterinsurgency: Daesh vs Iraq's Security Arena, Jessica Watkins, LSE, UK Part 3: The Political Economy and Geopolitics of Emergent Orders in Syria and Iraq Introduction to Part 3 by the Editors 8.

The War Economy in Syria: Consolidating the pre-2011 Dynamics of Syria's Political Economy, Joseph Daher, Lausanne University, Switzerland 9. Turkey's Geopolitical Role in Shaping Political Vectors and Patterns of Power Configuration in Iraqi Kurdistan, Bahadir Dincer, Bonn International Center for Conversion /Central European University, Austria 10. The Shadow Economy of Shabbiha Networks: Local Systems of Patronage under the Assad Rule, Ali Aljasem, Utrecht University, Netherlands Part 4: The Body Politic Reconfigured: Between Social Engineering and Community Resistance Introduction to Part 4 by the Editors 11. The State from Tahrir Square: Understanding Protestors' Conceptions of the Iraqi State, Irene Costantini & Yasmin Chilmeran, University of Naples, Italy and The Swedish Institute of International Affairs, Sweden 12. Resisting War in Syria: Civilian-Led Community Protection Efforts and their Limits, Harout Akdedian and Ali Aljasem, Central European University, Austria and University of Montreal, Canada 13. For Assad's sake - Religion, the State and Refitting Syrian Islam, Hammoud Hammoud , Free University of Berlin, Germany 14. Building, Living, Feeling the space of Aleppo City: Social Polarization at the Heart of Population Engineering, Marie Kostrz, The Graduate Institute Geneva, Switzerland 15. Dilemmas of Interventions in Northern Syria: Refugee Return, Reconstruction, and Displacements, Zeynep Sahin-Mencütek , University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany & Bahadir Dincer, BICC Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies, Germany 16.

Conclusion, Aziz Al-Azmeh, Central European University, Austria.