Post-conflict Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration

Bringing State-building Back In
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4094-3738-3
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 414 g

Reihe: Global Security in a Changing World

This book revisits post-Cold War Disarmament Disintegration and Reintegration (DDR) programmes in the light of previous experiences of disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration. In the history of North America and Europe, in particular, such programmes had a major impact on state-building, contributing to the development of the welfare state, shaping political settlements and directing government policy to maintain social peace. The authors in this important book ask what is left of these state-building dimensions in contemporary DDR programmes and whether the constraints imposed by international organisations on DDR programmes have more negative effects than positive ones. The role of political leadership in DDR processes is highlighted: can bureaucratically-driven processes deliver success? Only if political elites take full control and manage DDR programmes can there be a lasting impact on state-building. Even then, most political elites avoid deep changes in their relationship with the veterans. Is there a chance of reshaping international intervention in such a way as to favour the development of a 'social contract' between political elites and veterans? In taking a historical perspective, this book is unique in the existing literature on DDR and will be essential reading for policy makers, students and scholars of conflict studies, and those working in NGOs, particularly donor agencies. This volume was produced with the contribution of the Crisis States Research Centre (LSE).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Giustozzi, Antonio

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; Chapter 1 Tajikistan: DDR in a Context of Authoritarian Peace, Anna Matveeva; Chapter 2 DDR in Mozambique: A Success Without the First ‘D’, Lorenzo Striuli; Chapter 3 Afghanistan: ‘Chaotic’ Peacekeeping and DDR, Antonio Giustozzi; Chapter 4 The Case of the FDLR in DR Congo: A Technical Drift?, Ben J. Shepherd; Chapter 5 The Case of the FDLR in DR Congo: A Facade of Collaboration?, Zoë Marriage; Chapter 6 1My thanks to Dr Antonio Giustozzi for his helpful comments, to Prof. Miriam Coronel Ferrer, Department of Political Science, University of the Philippines, and Atty Soliman Santos Jr. of the South-South Network (SSN) for Non-State Armed Group Engagement who gave access to their data and their studies of the process of MNLF integration to the Armed Forces of the Philippines., Francisco J. LaraJr; Chapter 7 Colombia’s Paramilitary DDR and its Limits, Francisco Gutiérrez Sanín, Andrea González Peña; Chapter 8 Conclusions;

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Antonio Giustozzi is an Associate Research Fellow at the Development Studies Institute at the London School of Economics, UK and a freelance consultant who has worked for the Afghan Analysts Network, the European Union Special Representative's Office in Kabul and the Afghan Research and Evaluation Unit.