| ID | 113105 |
| Title Proper | From recruitment to reintegration |
| Other Title Information | communities and ex-combatants in post-conflict Liberia |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Podder, Sukanya |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programmes, return to home communities is a normative given, around which reinsertion and reintegration support is planned. Yet such an approach is oblivious of pre-war social dynamics of rebel recruitment and civilian experiences of rebel abuse and coercion. These manifest as important sources of social tension between communities and combatants in the post-war period and complicate reintegration. This research shows that the 'recruitment-reintegration' nexus offers a key variable for explaining tensions between civilian communities and ex-combatants in post-conflict Liberia, and could be leveraged in future efforts to improve DDR programmes. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Peacekeeping Vol. 19, No.2; Apr 2012: p.186-202 |
| Journal Source | International Peacekeeping Vol. 19, No.2; Apr 2012: p.186-202 |
| Key Words | Post - Conflict Liberia ; Disarmament ; Demobilization ; Reintegration ; Liberia ; Civilian Communities |