Jarstad has co-directed with Professor Timothy D. Sisk of the University of Denver a project on Dilemmas of Peacebuilding and Democratisation . The project resulted in the volume From War to Democracy (Cambridge University Press, 2008). It investigates the dilemmas of democratization in war-torn societies in the following research areas: new forms of violence and conflict management, peacekeeping, rebel-to-political party transformation, power sharing, electoral processes, civil society, and international responses to democratization crises. The most significant challenges to peace resulting from dilemmas that arise in post-war democratization are investigated from a theoretical and empirical viewpoint. The policy implications of this research include recommendations on the design of transitions from war to democracy, management of political violence, engagement of civil society, and improvement on international stewardship.