Special ReportSeptember 2008 | Special Report No. 211 Would You Fight Again?: Understanding Liberian Ex-Combatant ReintegrationRichard Hill, Gwendolyn Taylor, and Jonathan Temin Summary
About the ReportIn countries emerging from conflict, the reintegration of ex-combatants into society is a challenging taskfor the nation, aid organizations, and, most of all, the former fighters themselves. This report stems from a survey conducted by CHF International, in collaboration with the National Ex-combatant Peacebuilding Initiative, involving more than 1,400 ex-combatants from the fourteen-year civil war in Liberia. The respondents give their views on how well they are assimilating into peacetime society: the challenges, their hopes and dreams, and what, if anything, might prompt them to take up arms once more. Richard Hill is the senior director for transitional states at the Research Triangle Institute. He also directed CHF International’s Office of Strategic and Technical Support, as well as Intertect Relief and Reconstruction. He has designed, directed, or evaluated post-conflict programs in thirty-one countries over twenty years and taught on post-conflict issues at Harvard University. Gwendolyn Taylor has done extensive fieldwork in Liberia and Burundi and has been a consultant for the International Refugee Committee, CHF International, and the National Ex-Combatant Peacebuilding Initiative of Liberia. Jonathan Temin, a regional program development officer for CHF International and a former Fulbright fellow, has designed and supported peacebuilding and stability programs around the globe. He is also an adjunct professor at Webster University. Of Related Interest
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