Community Counts: The Social Reintegration of Ex-Combatants in Colombia
2018 (Engelska)Ingår i: Conflict Management and Peace Science, ISSN 0738-8942, E-ISSN 1549-9219, Vol. 35, nr 2, s. 132-153Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat) Published
Abstract [en]
What explains the social reintegration of ex-combatants from armed conflicts? Community-level programs to reintegrate ex-combatants into society are based on the theory that the participation of ex-combatants in their communities can promote reconciliation and minimize recidivism to illegal activities. We evaluate community and security-related opportunities for and constraints on social reintegration using a survey of ex-combatants from Colombia. We find that ex-combatants in more participatory communities tend to have an easier time with social reintegration and feel less of a need to organize among themselves. These findings suggest that to help ex-combatants, reintegration processes should also work to improve the social vibrancy of receptor communities.
Ort, förlag, år, upplaga, sidor
2018. Vol. 35, nr 2, s. 132-153
Nyckelord [en]
Civil war, Colombia, community, DDR, reintegration, social capital
Nationell ämneskategori
Statsvetenskap (exklusive studier av offentlig förvaltning och globaliseringsstudier)
Identifikatorer
URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-123178DOI: 10.1177/0738894215614506ISI: 000429782600002OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-123178DiVA, id: diva2:872086
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