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

Publication Year
2015
Publisher
Conflict Management and Peace Science
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.

Additional Authors
Enzo Nussio
Citation

Kaplan, O., & Nussio, E. (2018). Community counts: The social reintegration of ex-combatants in Colombia. Conflict Management and Peace Science, 35(2), 132–153. https://doi.org/10.1177/0738894215614506

Publication Topic
Violence
Demographic/Socioeconomic
Country
Publication Type
Academic Journal Article