PolSci Volume 14, number 2 (Winter 2014) focuses on the topic of peace building and development, by touching upon themes such as positive and negative peace, critical security theory, and the situation of refugees and displaced persons. The first article analyzes the peace building process in Bosnia in light of the societal divisions. The second examines the attitudes of the Slovenian public towards security related issues. The third article presents the management of the Syrian-Armenian refugee-like situation by the Armenian government. The fourth features an examination of the attachment to political parties in the Netherlands. The fifth examines the impact of diverse levels of administrative and fiscal decentralization in East-Central Europe. The sixth article analyzes two mainstream Islamic political parties in Pakistan.