Disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration and local ownership in the great lakes: The experience of Rwanda, Burundi, and the democratic republic of Congo

African Security

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-58

  Edmonds, Martin ^a   Mills, Greg ^b   McNamee, Terence ^c  

^a Center for Defence and International Security Studies (CDISS)   (United Kingdom)

^b The Brenthurst Foundation   (South Africa)

^c ROYAL UNITED SERVICES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burundi; DDR; Demobilisation; Democratic Republic of Congo; Disarmament; DRC; FDLR; Genocide; Insurgency; Peacebuilding; Reconciliation; Reintegration; Rwanda; Rwanda Defence Force; Security sector reform; SSR; The Great Lakes

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956238458     PISSN: 19392206     EISSN: 19392214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19362200902766383     Document Type: Article

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