Peacebuilding in Crisis: Rethinking Paradigms and Practices of Transnational Cooperation - Paperbackby Tobias Debiel (Editor), Thomas Held (Editor), Ulrich Schneckener (Editor) The 1990s saw a constant increase in international peace missions, predominantly led by the United Nations, whose mandates were more and more extended to implement societal and political transformations in post conflict societies. However, in many cases these missions did not meet the high expectations and did not acquire a sufficient legitimacy on the local level. Written by