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‘Together at the Heart’: Familial Relations and the Social Reintegration of Ex-combatants
International Peacekeeping ( IF 2.203 ) Pub Date : 2021-07-16 , DOI: 10.1080/13533312.2021.1952408
Carla Suarez 1 , Erin Baines 2
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ABSTRACT

Disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) processes will often dismantle the command-and-control structures of non-state armed groups (NSAGs) to prevent possible remobilization. Recent studies demonstrate that in some cases ex-combatant networks provide important social and economic support that hasten transitions to civilian life; however, this literature focuses exclusively on networks that emerge among commanders, peers, and foot soldiers. In this article, we broaden existing literature on ex-combatant networks by examining the role that family relations play in combatants’ war and post-war trajectory. Drawing on 18 life history interviews with former male combatants from the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) we argue that the familial can often be as influential as peer-relations. Specifically, our study shows that, first, familiies can shape the defection, demobilization, and reintegration processes of ex-combatants, and, second, ex-combatant networks can play an important role in facilitating the reunion of families in the aftermath of war. The endurance of familial relations forged within NSAGs pose important considerations to DDR policies.



中文翻译:

“同心同德”:家庭关系和前战斗人员重新融入社会

摘要

解除武装、复员和重返社会 (DDR) 进程通常会拆除非国家武装团体 (NSAG) 的指挥和控制结构,以防止可能的重新动员。最近的研究表明,在某些情况下,前战斗人员网络提供了加速向平民生活过渡的重要社会和经济支持;然而,这些文献只关注指挥官、同伴和步兵之间出现的网络。在本文中,我们通过研究家庭关系在战斗人员的战争和战后轨迹中所起的作用,拓宽了关于前战斗人员网络的现有文献。根据对上帝抵抗军 (LRA) 前男性战斗人员的 18 次生活史采访,我们认为家庭关系通常与同伴关系一样具有影响力。具体来说,我们的研究表明,首先,家庭可以影响前战斗人员的叛逃、复员和重返社会进程,其次,前战斗人员网络可以在促进战后家庭团聚方面发挥重要作用。在 NSAG 中建立的家庭关系的持久性对 DDR 政策提出了重要的考虑。

更新日期:2021-07-16
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