Social Capital and the Reintegration of Former Combatants

Colombian Paramilitaries, Guerrillas and Their Leaders
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-041-13112-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Civil Wars and Intra-State Conflict

This book develops a theory of successful reintegration after intra-state conflict, centred on the development of social capital and its use by former combatants after demobilizing.

The book shows that those former combatants who are able to develop social ties and social capital in their communities, with their families and through involvement in peacebuilding activities will be more likely to experience successful reintegration as measured by their satisfaction with the reintegration process. The volume’s research is based primarily on the results of a survey of former combatants in Colombia’s conflict. The authors surveyed former members of the two largest and most powerful of the armed actors—the United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (or AUC) and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia People’s Army (FARC-EP). The book assesses the former combatants’ evaluations of reconciliation processes, the prospects for the success of these efforts, and their own involvement in reconciliation programs to evaluate the extent to which former combatants are making successful efforts in this regard and whether their social capital influences their willingness to reconcile.

This book will be of much interest to students of peacebuilding, intra-state conflict, Latin American politics and International Relations.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Professional Reference, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Toro Uribe, Clarita

Meernik, James

Duncan, Gustavo

Gaviria Henao, Juan Camilo

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Nichtregierungsorganisation (NGOs)
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: The Reintegration of Former Combatants in Colombia Chapter 2: Reintegration of Former Combatants and Social Capital Chapter 3: Assessing the Impact of Social Capital on Reintegration Chapter 4: The Impact of Armed Organizations on Reintegration Trajectories Chapter 5: Reintegration and Former AUC Commanders Chapter 6: Conclusions, Future Research and Policy Implications

Über Autor(innen)

James Meernik is Regents Professor of Political Science and Director of the Castleberry Peace Institute at the University of North Texas. He has authored or co-edited ten books on transitional justice, international courts and US foreign policy.

Gustavo Duncan earned his PhD. in Political Science from Northwestern University. He worked as Professor at the Universidad de los Andes and consultant at the National Planning Department.

Juan Camilo Gaviria Henao is the Director of Research at the Aulas de Paz Foundation, where he has led projects that explore the roots of violence and conflict, seeking preventive strategies for sustainable peace.

Clarita Toro Uribe is currently a researcher for the Castleberry Peace Institute at the University of North Texas, USA.