Disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration of ex-combatants in Africa / edited by Ibrahim Bangura.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bangura, Ibrahim, 1980- editor.

ProQuest ebook central

Series:

Routledge studies in peace, conflict and security in Africa

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peace-building--Africa, Sub-Saharan--Case studies.

Peace-building.

Veteran reintegration--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Veteran reintegration.

Disarmament--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Disarmament.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 282 pages).

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.

Biography/History:

Ibrahim Bangura is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies, Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone, and is a senior partner of Transition International, Netherlands.

Contents:

Part I: Conceptual and Contextual Background

Introduction: DDR in Theory and Practice in Africa and Beyond: Emerging Trends and Frameworks / Ibrahim Bangura

Lessons from the African Union's Engagement on DDR in Africa / Augustine Owusu, Rhoda Mwende Kiilu and Shreya Paudel

Part II: Concepts, Contexts and Themes

Linking Transitional Justice and Disarmament, Demobilisation, and Reintegration in Africa: A Practical Analysis / Mohamed Suma

Release and Reintegration of Children Formerly Associated with Armed Forces and Armed Groups in Africa: A Critical Reflection / Fatuma Ibrahim

Lessons Learned and Promising Approaches to Gender-Responsive DDR Programming in Africa / Luisa Maria Dietrich Ortega

Emerging Trends: DDR and Countering Violent Extremism in Africa / Ibrahim Bangura and Henry Mbawa

Part III: Contextual Case Studies

A Narrow and Uncertain Path: Operation Safe Corridor and the Defectors Programme in Northeast Nigeria / Usman Tar and Sasilkar Banu

Innovations to DDR to address the Identity-Based Violent Conflicts and Stabilise Combatants of Central African Republic / Irma Specht

Release and reintegration of the children of the White Army of South Sudan: Cultural Realities versus DDR Programming / Irma Specht

Connecting the Dots: DDR, Economic Recovery and Peacebuilding in the Democratic Republic of Congo / Mark van Dorp

Somalia: Towards a Fourth Generation DDR? / Mohamed Gibril Sesay

Incomplete Disarmament, Demobilisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DDRR): A Prescription for Prolonged Fragility in Liberia / Raphaela Tabea Kormoll and T. Debey Sayndee

Interrogating DDR and Peacebuilding Experience in Post-War Sierra Leone / Henry Mbawa

A Contextual and Intersectional Analysis of Ex-Combatant Reintegration: The Case of Burundi / Élise Féron

From Combatants to Civilians: A Never-Ending Transition in Zimbabwe / Godfrey Maringira, Edmore Chitukutuku and Simbarashe Gukurume

When Ex-Combatants Return to Violent Townships: Expectations and Masculinities Among Azania People's Liberation Army in South Africa / Godfrey Maringira, Simbarashe Gukurume and Malose Langa

Part V Drawing Conclusions

Conclusion: Looking to the Future: DDR, Stabilisation and Peacebuilding in Africa / Ibrahim Bangura.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 25, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration of ex-combatants in Africa

ISBN:

9781003390756

1003390757

9781000908626

1000908623

9781000908701

1000908704

Publisher Number:

40031829309

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