ISBN:
9781138791480
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (217 p)
Series Statement:
Studies in Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding
Parallel Title:
Print version Peacebuilding and Ex-Combatants : Political Reintegration in Liberia
DDC:
303.64096662
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
The book examines how ex-combatants in post-war and peacebuilding settings engage in politics, as seen in the case of Liberia.The political mobilization of former combatants after war is often perceived as a threat, ultimately undermining the security and stability of the state. This book questions this simplified view and argues that understanding the political voice of former combatants is imperative. Their post-war role is not black and white; they are not just bad or good citizens, but rather engage in multiple political roles: spoilers, victims, disengaged, beneficiaries, as well as motiv
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1 Political reintegration after war; 2 The case and methodology; 3 Political involvement; 4 Expressed antagonism; 5 Tolerance of dissent; 6 Inclusion in the political community; 7 Understanding and explaining the politics of ex-combatants; Appendices; A Interviews; B Afrobarometer data - political involvement; C Afrobarometer data - antagonism; D Afrobarometer data - tolerance of dissent; E Afrobarometer data - inclusion; Select bibliography; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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