In a new ÌÇÐÄÍøÒ³°æ Paper, Senior Researcher Wenche Iren Hauge assesses how the reintegration processes of ex-combatants affect their political participation. The paper draws on case studies from Guatemala, Nepal and Colombia.
Most peace agreements are formulated with the intention of transforming ex-combatants into socially and politically active persons who can work for their political goals through peaceful means rather than through arms. But how can this intention become reality?
The ÌÇÐÄÍøÒ³°æ paper entitled 'Ex-Combatants' Choices: Reintegrating Together or Alone – Effects on Political Participation' is based on 153 interviews with female and male ex-combatants from the URNG in Guatemala, the PLA in Nepal and the FARC in Colombia. The paper incorporates a gender perspective into its analysis. The main research question in the paper is related to the character of the reintegration processes in these countries. Does it make a difference for the ex-combatants' social and political participation whether they reintegrate collectively or individually and, if so, in which ways?
The paper is an output from the project 'Ex-Combatants' Choices: Reintegrating Together or Alone', funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
