Insurgent Reintegration Programs Around the World | Wide Angle

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December 24th, 2008

From Jihad to Rehab
Insurgent Reintegration Programs Around the World

One of the essential components to lasting peace is the reintegration of ex-insurgents into society. This map provides a sample of how various countries have tried to reintegrate ex-combatants into civilian life with varying degrees of success.

Tags: Colombia, El Salvador, insurgent, Iraq, Mozambique, reintegration, Singapore, Yemen

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Finola Kennedy -- December 28th, 2008 at 4:09 pm

Reintegration programmes are surely a move in the right direction. But do they address what gave rise to trouble in the first place. Other genuine reforms in those societies may be necessary. I think of Ireland in the nineteenth century and the moves ‘to kill Home rule with kindness’.

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Funding for Wide Angle is provided by PBS, Ford Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation, Judy and Josh Weston, the Estates of Helen and Sam Roseman, Bernard and Irene Schwartz, The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation, and the Dr. Robert C. and Tina Sohn Foundation. Corporate support is provided by Mutual of America Life Insurance Company. Special funding for Time for School 3 is provided by Ida C. Schwartz, in memory of Bernard S. Schwartz; Carnegie Corporation of New York; and Paul P. Tanico. Additional funding for educational materials is provided by The Overbrook Foundation.