Reintegrating Ex-Combatants in Post-Conflict Societies

A review of several DDR programs exploring three main challenges and issues (security, social tensions, and marginalization) identifies lessons learned and best practices. Includes useful discussion and comparative analysis of issues related to national ownership and different types of security and political environments in which DDR (or components of it) might be implemented. Includes examples are drawn from Algeria, Chad, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea Bissau.