Community counts: The social reintegration of ex-combatants in Colombia

Oliver Kaplan and Enzo Nussio
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Oliver Kaplan: University of Denver, USA
Enzo Nussio: Stockholm University, Sweden

Conflict Management and Peace Science, 2018, vol. 35, issue 2, 132-153

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Civil war; Colombia; community; DDR; reintegration; social capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1177/0738894215614506

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