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1. Considering Socio-Political Context in Post-Transitional Justice : Northern Ireland’s Legacy Legislation
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : Many post-conflict societies, even those which have been free from active conflict for decades, continue to be heavily divided along the same lines on which the conflict was once fought. While active conflict might be a distant memory, the legacy of conflict ensures the group identities which either caused or were borne out of the conflict remain strong. READ MORE
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2. The Role of Social Capital in Ex-combatant Reintegration : A case study of the Ukrainian Donbas war veterans' social, political and economic reintegration in Odessa
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media; Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och EurasienstudierAbstract : As a result of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, there are at present hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian Donbass War veterans who participated in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) and Joint Forces Operation (JFO) who must now reintegrate into civilian life. Despite the great number of veterans who need to be reintegrated socially, politically, and economically into Ukrainian society, there is currently no comprehensive policy for ex-combatant reintegration in Ukraine. READ MORE
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3. To fight with words instead of guns: Reincorporation, subjection and political agency in the case of women ex-combatants of the Farc-EP
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of GenderAbstract : This thesis investigates the social position and political agency of women excombatants of the Farc-EP who laid down their arms after the 2016 peace agreement between the Colombian government and the Farc-EP. I show how, through the laying down of arms and reincorporation, women ex-combatants come to occupy a specific social position under historical and global power relations and intersecting forms of social inequality. READ MORE
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4. Unrecognized peace in unrecognized states : An analysis of the relation between post-war peaceand state processes in Nagorno Karabakh
University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : After the fall of the Soviet Union a number of violent ethnic disputes were concluded through the establishment of ceasefires but have yet to be finalized through peace accords. This development resulted in the creation of de facto states in a setting known as ‘frozen conflicts’. READ MORE
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5. Disarming without Demobilizing? : A Case Study of Young Ex-combatants’ Role in the Colombian Peace Process
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : In recent years, the views on youth in post-conflict societies has started to move away from stereotypes of youth acting predominantly as perpetrators of violence, towards a perspective underlining their positive participation in peace building. This study further challenges stereotypes of young peoples’ negative impact in post-conflict scenarios and aims to shed light on young ex-combatants’ role in peacebuilding while transitioning into civilian life. READ MORE
