Combatants to Civilians

1. Front Matter

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2. Reintegrating Combatants in War to Peace Transition

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3. Why People Choose to Become a Combatant?

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4. The Peace Process and Management of Maoist Arms and Armies

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5. The Dilemma of DDR

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6. Process and Outcomes of DDR

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7. Rehabilitation of Verified Minors and Late Recruits

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8. Economic Reintegration

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9. Social Reintegration

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10. DDR and Peacebuilding: Implications for Peace and Security

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11. Conclusions: What We Learn from Nepal?

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12. Back Matter

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Much has been written about reintegration of ex-combatants in a traditional or conventional disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR) programme. This volume examines reintegration of ex-combatants in a un-conventional DDR in which a cash-based scheme replaced a reintegration programme. It uncovers the dilemmas surrounding the un-conventional DDR programme in Nepal, situating the phenomena in the divisive politics of war to peace transition. Drawing on the narratives and perceptions of ex-combatants and their families, the volume provides a compelling analysis of why some ex-combatants reintegrate socially and economically better than others at the end of a war. Analysing the consequences and effects of reintegration of Maoist ex-combatants in the post-conflict peace and security, the volume argues that cash-based schemed in DDR programme can pacify ex-combatants and de-politicise a DDR programme but cash alone can not reintegrate ex-combatants.

• Armed conflict
• Combatants
• Civilians
• Rehabilitation
• Reintegration
• Maoism
• Maoist fighters
• Nepal
• communities
• narratives of violence
• political change
• identity
• post-conflict
• peacebuilding
• Comprehensive Peace Agreement
• Government of Nepal
• Communist Party of Nepal Maoists
• disarmament, demobilization and reintegration
• ex-combatants
• 'war family'

• University of New England, Armidale, Australia

  D.B. Subedi

DB Subedi lectures in Peace Studies in School of Humanities at the University of New England, Australia, and is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Security Governance in Canada. He has previously work with many non-government organisations and United Nations agencies in South and South East Asia, especially Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Viet Nam and the Philippines.

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