Journal
CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND PEACE SCIENCE
Volume 35, Issue 2, Pages 132-153Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/0738894215614506
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Civil war; Colombia; community; DDR; reintegration; social capital
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- US Department of Defense Minerva Research Initiative through the Air Force Office of Scientific Research [FA9550-09-1-0314]
- Empirical Studies of Conflict (ESOC) project
- Swiss National Science Foundation Prospective Researcher Fellowship
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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.
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