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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Ex-combatants"”.
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Women ex-combatants and peacebuilding in Sierra Leone
Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 79-82).
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Changing contexts, shifting masculinities : a study of ex-combatants
This thesis explores the contexts in which combatant masculinities were constructed: (a) in apartheid South Africa through mass mobilization and politicization; (b) in exile through military training; and (c) in post-apartheid South Africa through cultural concepts of manhood and non-governmental …
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The news media representation of female ex-combatants in Northern Ireland and Sri Lanka
… investigates newspaper representations of female ex-combatants in the divided societies of Northern Ireland and Sri Lanka from 2009 until 2015. The news media communicate information which is used by news consumers to construct their versions of reality, thus news media characterisation is a …
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Violent peace in Liberia. A Study of the Roles and Ambitions of Ex-combatants
… demobilized and “reintegrated” large numbers of ex-combatants, but there are still concerns about ex-combatants’ re-engagement in violence. Yet, adequate knowledge and empirical evidence about this are still sketchy. Qualitative fieldwork among ex-combatants conducted in five locations in …
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Violent peace in Liberia. A Study of the Roles and Ambitions of Ex-combatants
… demobilized and “reintegrated” large numbers of ex-combatants, but there are still concerns about ex-combatants’ re-engagement in violence. Yet, adequate knowledge and empirical evidence about this are still sketchy. Qualitative fieldwork among ex-combatants conducted in five locations in …
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Violent peace in Liberia. A Study of the Roles and Ambitions of Ex-combatants
… demobilized and “reintegrated” large numbers of ex-combatants, but there are still concerns about ex-combatants’ re-engagement in violence. Yet, adequate knowledge and empirical evidence about this are still sketchy. Qualitative fieldwork among ex-combatants conducted in five locations in …
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The Role of Social Networks in Memory Formation and the Social Reintegration of Ex-combatants
This doctoral dissertation examines the social reintegration of ex-combatants with a focus on the role of social networks and the formation of collective memory. The case is that of FARC ex-guerrillas in Colombia. Building on the work of Maurice Halbwachs ([1952] 1992), it understands memory as …
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From the Creeks to the Community: The Reintegration of Ex-combatants in Nigeria’s Niger Delta
… by several decades of communal turmoil when combatants took up arms against the government and oil companies to protest decades of neglect of the region. These conflicts eased in 2009 when the Federal Government of Nigeria instituted an amnesty program that involved disarmament, …
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From conflict to ownership: Participatory approaches to the reintegration of ex-combatants in Sierra Leone and Liberia
… Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) of ex-combatants have become a standard tool in peacebuilding. Empirical data on their effectiveness suggest varying degrees of success. The need for a more holistic, integrated approach has long been recognised, but rarely achieved. The reintegration …
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Recidivism among ex-combatants of illegal armed groups in Colombia: An analysis of participants in the reintegration process
This thesis studies the extent to which demographic, illegal armed group (IAG) and demobilisation history variables influenced reoffending and crime severity in a sample of 16,834 ex-combatants from IAGs in Colombia, who were registered into the reintegration programme (RP) in 2006 and were …
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Military integration as a factor for post-conflict stability and reconciliation Rwanda, 1994-2005
… the defeated enemy forces, or to integrate excombatants where the fighting has not been conclusive. Exclusion of ex-combatants has resulted in renewed conflict. This thesis argues that conventional DDR has neglected two important aspects that are crucial for sustainable stability and …
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From Combat to Community: a Study of how Community-based Approach to Disarmament, Demobilisation, and Reintegration (DDR) can Contribute More Effectively to Peacebuilding: The Case of Sierra Leone
… demobilization and reintegration (DDR) of ex-combatants is one of the vital elements of peacebuilding with the objective of reconciling ex-combatants into communities and reducing the likelihood of renewed violence. However, whilst the use of DDR continues to grow, it has been criticised …
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A history of the present : recognizing the complex and shifting nature of racism and resistance in the life narratives of the Khayelitsha Internal Forces
… of a group of five former anti-apartheid combatants. Narratives were collected from a total often, in-depth, life-history interviews with five former-members of the Khayelitsha Internal Forces. The Internal Forces represent a group of ex-combatants who were operating in the Western Cape as …
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The African Union as a human security actor: a study of the AU mission to Somalia (Amisom) from 2007-2017
… AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) from 2007-2017 to examine the extent to which the AU has helped, hindered or harmed human security through its interventions. A critical human security lens is used to unpack the organisation's efficacy in anticipating, mitigating and responding to both direct and …
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What is left for the youth at-risk? Honouring local peace dividends, rehabilitation and integration through the relational sensibility approach. An analysis of reintegration approaches and their effectiveness on youth at-risk of criminalisation – a Somalia case study
… and policymakers recognised that context fitted approaches are required, which resulted in the revision of DDR policy and practice, the driving principle approach remained the liberal peace theory, which creates a hierarchical relationship between the intervener and the intervened. I …
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“Nobody's ever asked me what it's like”: The role of family networks in the transitions of injured soldiers engaging with higher education.
… approach developed by Heath and Fuller (2007) to explore how, and in what ways, decisions are made within networks of family/significant others. In this case study it was with regard to transitions from a military to civilian culture, where traumatic life-changing events had impacted on the men …
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Post-conflict reconstruction in Angola
This study examined the main strategies adopted by the Angolan government in its post-conflict reconstruction efforts, and the extent to which these efforts have promoted durable peace in the country. The number of post-conflict countries on the continent is increasing, with 16 African countries …
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Bankruptcy, guns or campaigns : explaining armed organizations' post-war trajectories
This project seeks to explain what happens to armed organizations after they sign peace accords. Why do they dissolve, return to war, or form non-violent socio-political entities (political parties or civic associations)? To explain variation in post-war outcomes, my argument centers on the human …
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Identidades en transición: relatos de mujeres firmantes de paz durante su proceso de reincorporación
… en los procesos de reincorporación de mujeres excombatientes de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia - Ejército del Pueblo (FARC - EP) después de la firma del acuerdo de paz en 2016. Se exploran las diversas intersecciones entre las dinámicas de género y la construcción identitaria …
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Transforming Atypical Challenges into Innovative Solutions: A Gendered Analysis of the UN Interagency Rehabilitation Program in Nepal
… is presented in the form of a case study and examines the United Nations Interagency Rehabilitation Program (UNIRP) response to these challenges using primary documents and interviews conducted with UN staff members in Nepal. The author argues that atypical challenges acted as drivers that …
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