Overcoming stigma and fostering participation: mechanisms for community reintegration in Colombia

Rhyn, Larissa

doi:10.1080/14678802.2019.1586157

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“…184 One benefit of community-based approaches, in addition to reducing stigma, is that they tend to make non-combatants beneficiaries too and thus help neutralize the perception that ex-combatants are profiting from their bad behavior. 185 This is important because approaches that focus solely on combatants fuel resentment. 186 In Liberia, one social worker recounted, "if you go there and say [to the community] we are only registering soldiers, they will stone you out of the place."…”

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“…194 Achieving social reintegration, as noted earlier, can be difficult, especially in communities where ex-combatants are not likely to be welcomed as heroes. 195 Many scholars therefore advocate for participatory approaches that include both ex-combatants and the community in the design and implementation of a project that serves the greater good and is emblematic of a shared future. 196 While projects and programming may be centrally administered, project design, decision-making, and implementation should be devolved.…”

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“…195 Many scholars therefore advocate for participatory approaches that include both ex-combatants and the community in the design and implementation of a project that serves the greater good and is emblematic of a shared future. 196 While projects and programming may be centrally administered, project design, decision-making, and implementation should be devolved. 197 This allows for greater applicability and monitoring as well as flexibility and adjustments over time.…”

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“…200 Similarly, such initiatives will fail if the community feels like the project or programming is being "forced upon them." 201 Community input fosters a greater sense of ownership and helps facilitate reconciliation. 202 Projects based on common interests and goals (e.g.…”

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“…204 An additional benefit of community-based projects is that they allow ex-combatants to demonstrate that they are making good on their past and are a positive force for change. 205 Positive, pro-social interactions between ex-combatants and community members in shared projects are thought to promote trust and reconciliation through discussions about a shared future 206 and the mobilization of communities for their "physical, socio-political and economic needs." 207 In doing so, they alter communal narratives about ex-combatants.…”

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Violent Extremist Disengagement and Reintegration: Lessons from Over 30 Years of DDR

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2021

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Recent questions surrounding the repatriation, rehabilitation, and reintegration of those who traveled to join the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the reintegration of violent extremists in conflict zones including Somalia, Nigeria, Libya, and Mali, and the impending release of scores of homegrown violent extremists from prisons in the United States and Europe have heightened policymaker and practitioner interest in violent extremist disengagement and reintegration (VEDR). Although a number of programs to reintegrate violent extremists have emerged both within and outside of conflict zones, significant questions remain regarding their design, implementation, and effectiveness. To advance our understanding of VEDR, this report draws insights from a review of the literature on ex-combatant disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR). The literature on DDR typically adopts a “whole of society” approach, which helps us to understand how systemic factors may influence VEDR at the individual level and outcomes at the societal level. Despite the important differences that will be reviewed, the international community’s thirty-year experience with DDR—which includes working with violent extremists—offers important insights for our understanding of VEDR.

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Evolution and challenges of DDR: A policy review through the prism of Colombia's DDR experience

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2024

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Objective/Context: After the 2016 Peace Accords in Colombia, civil society began working towards the reintegration of former Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) combatants towards a peaceful coexistence. However, the success of these initiatives remain doubtful for a more inclusive society while reducing risks of rearmament and violence against citizens in a post-conflict environment. Methodology: This research identifies and evaluates aggregated statistics and survey data expressing concerns for and about former combatants, perspectives from Afro-Colombians, along with interviews from former combatants to help determine the difficulties and opportunities to access the labor market. Conclusion: The study finds that a large barrier to successful economic reintegration to the labor market is stigma. Despite these current initiatives, this article seeks to explore if and what barriers continue to exist for former combatants reintegrating into the labor market. Originality: This article provides recommendations that support local organizations doing business in Colombia and provide tailored best practices ensure meaningful ways to incorporate ex-combatants into the labor market. Objetivo: Después de los Acuerdos de Paz de 2016 en Colombia, la sociedad civil comenzó a trabajar para la reintegración de los excombatientes de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) para una convivencia pacífica, sin embargo, el éxito de estas iniciativas sigue siendo dudoso si se quiere tener una sociedad más inclusiva, que reduzca los riesgos de rearme y de violencia contra los ciudadanos en un entorno de posconflicto. Metodología: A pesar de las iniciativas actuales, esta investigación busca explorar si hay barreras que continúan existiendo para los excombatientes que se reintegran al mercado laboral. Es así como planteo que una gran barrera para la reintegración económica exitosa al mercado laboral es el estigma. Esta investigación identifica y evalúa estadísticas agregadas y datos de encuestas que expresan inquietudes por y sobre los excombatientes, junto con entrevistas a excombatientes para ayudar a determinar las dificultades y oportunidades para acceder al mercado laboral. Originalidad: Estas recomendaciones buscan apoyar a las organizaciones locales que hacen negocios en Colombia. Además de ofrecer mejores prácticas adaptadas y garantizar formas significativas de incorporar a los excombatientes al mercado laboral.

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Overcoming stigma and fostering participation: mechanisms for community reintegration in Colombia

Cited by 7 publications

References 18 publications

Violent Extremist Disengagement and Reintegration: Lessons from Over 30 Years of DDR

Violent Extremist Disengagement and Reintegration: Lessons from Over 30 Years of DDR

Evolution and challenges of DDR: A policy review through the prism of Colombia's DDR experience

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