By Eric Y. Shibuya

From Afghanistan and Sierra Leone to East Timor, the aftermath of any armed clash provides a fancy set of demanding situations. no matter what political agreements could have been reached, conflicts are frequently susceptible to reigniting, and the fates in their former individuals stay doubtful. Armed teams will not be simply dissuaded from pursuing belligerent actions which they see as either ecocnomic and comprehensible behaviour. within the face of those problems, the method of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) makes an attempt to persuade warring parties to relinquish their guns and go back to civilian lifestyles. it's a an important first step in the direction of lasting peace.

Demobilizing Militias is the 1st complete creation to DDR within the modern international. interpreting areas as various as Africa, Asia and significant the United States, it publications readers in the course of the diversified phases of the DDR technique in addition to assessing competing views surrounding its implementation. aware of the issues confronted by way of practitioners, Eric Shibuya argues opposed to a 'one dimension matches all' procedure, emphasizing the significance of social and mental contexts in fostering the belief that's priceless for DDR to be triumphant. available and incisive, it will likely be a fantastic source for college students of politics, safeguard and clash reports, in addition to someone drawn to the dynamics of peacebuilding today.

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