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Part of the book series: The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy (SPIRP)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction: Rethinking the Former Combatants’ Return to Civilian Life
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Veterans’ Habitus of War, Brutalization of Societies?
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Process of Reintegration, Cultural Demobilization?
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From Military Combat to Political Struggle: Reconversion or Continuity?
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Reviews
"This collection of studies significantly expands the debate on programs of disarmament, demobilization and social reintegration of ex-combatants after violent conflict. Based on extensive fieldwork over a dozen case studies, it further demonstrates the value of bringing together sociological, historical and political science approaches to the configurations of peace, and will be welcomed by scholars of other disciplines including international relations, peace studies and political economy." - Michael Pugh, professor of Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Bradford, United Kingdom
'This edited book is a welcome addition to the ever-growing literature on ex-combatants. It breaks new ground by comparing and contrasting the experiences of combatants in 'old' and 'new' wars, interstate and intrastate conflicts, and by recasting the issue of 'post-war' demobilization and disarmament in historical light. In so doing, Duclos and her collaborators break free from the limits of evaluative approaches to DDR programs. By focusing on the trajectories of combatants, the various chapters stress the importance of often discounted factors in shaping the experiences of soldiers and rebels alike. The volume highlights elements such as public discourse commemorating or denying the war experiences of combatants, veteran policies or the lack thereof, sociability networks and identity transformations. Most importantly, the volume reminds us that demobilization and disarmament are but a first step; assessing the endurance or the fading of 'brutalization', or the socialization of combatants into a very specific and violent repertoire of actions, is a much more nuanced and useful way to assess whether the return of ex-combatants to civilian life will bear the seeds of destabilization." - Marie-Joëlle Zahar, Associate Professor of Political Science and Research Director of the Réseau des opérations de paix, Université de Montréal
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: War Veterans in Postwar Situations
Book Subtitle: Chechnya, Serbia, Turkey, Peru, and Côte d’Ivoire
Editors: Nathalie Duclos
Series Title: The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137109743
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-34135-7Published: 31 May 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-34417-8Published: 31 May 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-10974-3Published: 18 June 2012
Series ISSN: 2945-607X
Series E-ISSN: 2945-6088
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 301
Topics: Terrorism and Political Violence, Crime and Society, International Relations, Military and Defence Studies, Sociology, general, Political Science