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3. The Nexus Between Reintegration of Ex-combatants and Reconciliation in Nepal: A Social Capital Approach

verfasst von : D. B. Subedi, Bert Jenkins

Erschienen in: Reconciliation in Conflict-Affected Communities

Verlag: Springer Singapore

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Abstract

Although the reintegration of ex-combatants and reconciliation were the key elements of peacebuilding in Nepal, they were carried out in total isolation from each other. While the process to reintegrate ex-combatants is arguably over, post-war reconciliation has not begun yet. In this context, analysing the nexus between social reintegration of ex-combatants and post-conflict reconciliation, this chapter explores the implication of reintegration in reconciliation and vice versa. Focusing on social capital as a desired element of peacebuilding, this argument proposes that the lack of post-conflict reconciliation has led to the ex-combatants’ inability to accumulate social capital, which would better facilitate their social reintegration.

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Titel: The Nexus Between Reintegration of Ex-combatants and Reconciliation in Nepal: A Social Capital Approach
verfasst von: D. B. Subedi
Bert Jenkins
Verlag: Springer Singapore
Buch: Reconciliation in Conflict-Affected Communities
Print ISBN: 978-981-10-6798-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-10-6800-3

Copyright-Jahr: 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6800-3_3