War veterans in postwar situations : Chechnya, Serbia, Turkey, Peru, and Côte d'Ivoire / edited by Nathalie Duclos.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Duclos, Nathalie.

Series:

CERI series in international relations and political economy

The Sciences Po series in international relations and political economy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disarmament--Case studies.

Disarmament.

Armed Forces--Demobilization--Case studies.

Armed Forces.

Veterans--Social conditions--Case studies.

Veterans.

Postwar reconstruction--Case studies.

Postwar reconstruction.

Peace-building--Case studies.

Peace-building.

Veterans--Social conditions.

Armed Forces--Demobilization.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

viii, 301 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Summary:

"This edited volume deals with the reintegration and trajectories of intrastate or interstate war veterans. It raises the question of the effects of the war experience on ex-combatants with regards, in particular, to the perpetuation of a certain level of violence as well as the maintaining of structures, networks, and war methods after the war. The book considers various modalities of reintegration and analyzes how they are linked to resources, statuses, and sociabilities that were all built during the war. The various chapters of the book also analyze the role of policies that were made for war veterans, the way society welcomed them back, and the social and economic context. "-- Provided by publisher.

"This book deals with processes of disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of former combatants in a broad variety of postwar contexts (Côte d'Ivoire, Peru, Chechnya, Kurdistan, Colombia, France, Canada, Russia, Serbia, Uganda, Sardinia), in an attempt to bring together scholars from various disciplines, mostly historians (of the First and the Second World Wars) and political scientists. Back to classical approaches of DDR, which are normative and prescriptive and focused on the short term, this book attempts to unpack postwar situations as complex inter-connections between political, social, and cultural dynamics. It also points out possible difficulties of exiting of the war violence."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1 Veterans' Habitus of War, Brutalization of Societies?

1 A "Chechen Syndrome"? Russian Veterans of the Chechen War and the Transposition of War Violence to Society / Anne Le Huérou Huérou, Anne Le, Elisabeth Sieca-Kozlowski Sieca-Kozlowski, Elisabeth 25

2 The Return of the Conscripts-A Vector for the Construction of a National Security Regime in Turkey? / Sümbül Kaya Kaya, Sümbül 53

3 Reintegrating Civilian Life after Combat: Between Invisibility and Resistance. The Experience of the Ronderas in Peru / Camille Boutron Boutron, Camille 73

4 Paramilitary Demobilization and the Return of Violence in Colombia / Sophie Daviaud Daviaud, Sophie 95

Part 2 Process of Reintegration, Cultural Demobilization?

5 A Veteran's Challenge: From the Test of War to the American Dream / Béatrice Richard Richard, Béatrice 117

6 The Position of Former Combatants, French Authorities, and Public Opinion Vis-à-Vis German Prisoners of War (1944-1949) / Fabien Théofilakis Théofilakis, Fabien 137

7 The "Recycled" Militiaman: An Examination of the Postwar Reconversion of Four Former Members of a Serbian Armed Group / Samuel Tanner Tanner, Samuel 157

8 Museveni's Best Enemies: Dilemmas and Political Uses of the Reintegration of Former Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) Commanders in Northern Uganda / Sandrine Perrot Perrot, Sandrine 177

Part 3 From Military Combat to Political Struggle: Reconversion or Continuity?

9 From the Great War to Democracy: Former Combatants and the Sardinian Autonomist Movement / Christophe Roux Roux, Christophe 201

10 The Postwar Period in Chechnya: When Spoilers Jeopardize the Emerging Chechen State (1996-1999) / Aude Merlin Merlin, Aude 219

11 A "Warrior" Generation? Political Violence and Subjectivation of Young Militamen in Ivory Coast / Richard Banégas Banégas, Richard 241.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230341357

0230341357

OCLC:

757475479