An in-depth study of the demobilization and reintegration exercises carried out at the end of the Nigerian civil war, assessing their implications for national politics in the West African nation. Though the central theme is Nigeria, the book compares the exercises in Nigeria wi…
With an increasing international interest in post civil war demobilisation and reintegration, especially in Africa as exemplified by writings on post war Mozambique, Angola, and Zimbabwe, as well as the growing acknowledgement of the importance of the welfare of demobilised ex-c…
An in-depth study of the demobilization and reintegration exercises carried out at the end of the Nigerian civil war, assessing their implications for national politics in the West African nation. Though the central theme is Nigeria, the book compares the exercises in Nigeria wi…
While traditionally, Americans view expensive military structure as a poor investment and a threat to liberty, they also require the employment of armed forces as a guarantee of that very freedom. Beginning with the wars of the English colonies, Americans typically increased the…
While traditionally, Americans view expensive military structure as a poor investment and a threat to liberty, they also require the employment of armed forces as a guarantee of that very freedom. Beginning with the wars of the English colonies, Americans typically increased the…
This book compares post-civil war societies to look at the presence or absence of organized violence, analysing why some ex-combatants return to organised violence and others do not. Even though former fighters have been identified as a major source of insecurity, there have bee…