Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration of Ex-Combatants in Africa

ISBN-13: 9781032487786 / Angielski

Ibrahim Bangura

Opis

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 stability, peace and security, and the challenges with which they have contended. The book combines broader theoretical analysis with country-specific case studies, including Nigeria, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Somalia, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Burundi, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Overall, the book asks how DDR programming has evolved in Africa, what factors have contributed to the success or failure of DDR processes, and what we can expect for DDR in Africa in the future.

This book will be a useful guide for students and researchers across the fields of Peace and Conflict Studies, Security Studies, History, Political Science, Sociology, and African Studies.

Spis treści

Part I: Conceptual and Contextual Background

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

Ibrahim Bangura

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

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

Mohamed Suma

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

Fatuma Ibrahim

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

Luisa Maria Dietrich Ortega

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

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

Usman Tar and Sasilkar Banu

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

Irma Specht

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

Irma Specht

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

Mark van Dorp

11. Somalia: Towards a Fourth Generation DDR?

Mohamed Gibril Sesay

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

Raphaela Tabea Kormoll and T. Debey Sayndee

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

Henry Mbawa

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

Élise Féron

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

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

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

O autorze

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.