Organized violence after civil war : the geography of recruitment in Latin America /

"Nearly half of all countries emerging from conflict relapse into war within a few years of signing a peace agreement. The post-war trajectories of armed groups vary from demilitarization to remilitarisation. In Organized Violence after Civil War, Daly analyzes evidence from 37 militia groups i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Daly, Sarah Zukerman
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, [2016]
Series:	Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
Subjects:	Latin America > Politics and government > 1980- Colombia > Politics and government > 1974- Militia movements > Latin America. Militia movements > Colombia. Paramilitary forces > Latin America. Paramilitary forces > Colombia. Civil war > Latin America. Political violence > Latin America. Soldiers > Latin America. Remilitarization > Latin America. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General. Civil war. Militia movements. Paramilitary forces. Political violence. Politics and government. Remilitarization. Soldiers. Colombia. Latin America. Since 1974
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Table of Contents:

1. Introduction: A farewell to arms?
2. Theory of the postwar trajectories of armed organizations
3. Violence and peace in Colombia
4. Geography of recruitment and postwar organizational capacity
5. Strategic interactions between armed groups and remilitarization
6. The path to demilitarization : configuration of local militias in Antioquia
7. Remilitarization, strong and weak : local and non-local militias in Catatumbo and Urabá/Córdoba
8. Beyond Colombia : transitions from war to peace in comparative perspective
Conclusion
Appendix.