Only up-to-date study of the three 'first generation' DDR cases of southern Africa

Broadens the conceptual terrain and moves beyond the World Bank-UN-NGO driven literature on DDR

Draws on fieldwork including interviews with policy makers and government officials that are often difficult to access as well as ex-combatants and experts

Autorentext

Gwinyayi A. Dzinesa is a freelance researcher and writer. Previously, he was a Senior Researcher at the Institute for Security Studies and Centre for Conflict Resolution in South Africa and has taught at Rhodes and Wits Universities. Gwinyayi is co-editor of Peacebuilding, Power and Politics in Africa (2012) and Region Building in Southern Africa (2012).

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Conceptualizing Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Processes.- Chapter 3: Zimbabwe: DDR by Trial and Error.- Chapter 4: Namibia: Creating a time bomb.- Chapter 5: South Africa: Demobilization into the cold.-Chapter 6: Conclusion.