%0 Journal Article
%T Community counts: The social reintegration of ex
%A Enzo Nussio
%A Oliver Kaplan
%J Conflict Management and Peace Science
%@ 1549-9219
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0738894215614506
%X What explains the social reintegration of ex-combatants from armed conflicts? Community-level programs to reintegrate ex-combatants into society are based on the theory that the participation of ex-combatants in their communities can promote reconciliation and minimize recidivism to illegal activities. We evaluate community and security-related opportunities for and constraints on social reintegration using a survey of ex-combatants from Colombia. We find that ex-combatants in more participatory communities tend to have an easier time with social reintegration and feel less of a need to organize among themselves. These findings suggest that to help ex-combatants, reintegration processes should also work to improve the social vibrancy of receptor communities
%K Civil war
%K Colombia
%K community
%K DDR
%K reintegration
%K social capital
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0738894215614506