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Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration of Ex-Combatants in Africa book cover

1st Edition

Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration of Ex-Combatants in Africa

Edited By Ibrahim Bangura Copyright 2023
304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge
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This book critically examines the approaches to Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) of ex-combatants programming in Africa. Drawing on empirical evidence from across the continent, the book investigates the different theories, contextual realities and approaches that have informed the establishment and implementation of such programmes, the opportunities they have provided for... Read more

Part I: Conceptual and Contextual Background

  1. Introduction: DDR in Theory and Practice in Africa and Beyond: Emerging Trends and Frameworks

    2. Ibrahim Bangura

  2. Lessons from the African Union’s Engagement on DDR in Africa

    3. Augustine Owusu, Rhoda Mwende Kiilu and Shreya Paudel

    Part II: Concepts, Contexts and Themes

  3. Linking Transitional Justice and Disarmament, Demobilisation, and Reintegration in Africa: A Practical Analysis

    4. Mohamed Suma

  4. Release and Reintegration of Children Formerly Associated with Armed Forces and Armed Groups in Africa: A Critical Reflection

    5. Fatuma Ibrahim

  5. Lessons Learned and Promising Approaches to Gender-Responsive DDR Programming in Africa

    6. Luisa Maria Dietrich Ortega

  6. Emerging Trends: DDR and Countering Violent Extremism in Africa

    7. Ibrahim Bangura and Henry Mbawa

    Part III: Contextual Case Studies

  7. A Narrow and Uncertain Path: Operation Safe Corridor and the Defectors Programme in Northeast Nigeria

    8. Usman Tar and Sasilkar Banu

  8. Innovations to DDR to address the Identity-Based Violent Conflicts and Stabilise Combatants of Central African Republic

    9. Irma Specht

  9. Release and reintegration of the children of the White Army of South Sudan: Cultural Realities versus DDR Programming

    10. Irma Specht

  10. Connecting the Dots: DDR, Economic Recovery and Peacebuilding in the Democratic Republic of Congo

    11. Mark van Dorp

  11. Somalia: Towards a Fourth Generation DDR?

    12. Mohamed Gibril Sesay

  12. Incomplete Disarmament, Demobilisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DDRR): A Prescription for Prolonged Fragility in Liberia

    13. Raphaela Tabea Kormoll and T. Debey Sayndee

  13. Interrogating DDR and Peacebuilding Experience in Post-War Sierra Leone

    14. Henry Mbawa

  14. A Contextual and Intersectional Analysis of Ex-Combatant Reintegration: The Case of Burundi

    15. Élise Féron

  15. From Combatants to Civilians: A Never-Ending Transition in Zimbabwe

    16. Godfrey Maringira; Edmore Chitukutuku and Simbarashe Gukurume

  16. When Ex-Combatants Return to Violent Townships: Expectations and Masculinities Among Azania People’s Liberation Army in South Africa

    17. Godfrey Maringira, Simbarashe Gukurume and Malose Langa

    　

    Part V Drawing Conclusions

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

Biography

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.

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