A re-conceptualisation of ex-combatant reintegration: 'Social reintegration'approach

Conflict, Security and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-73

  Özerdem, Alpaslan ^a  

^a Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84859489106     PISSN: 14678802     EISSN: 14781174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14678802.2012.667661     Document Type: Article

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