Reintegrating Rebels into Civilian Life: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Burundi

Journal of Conflict Resolution

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 598-626

  Gilligan, Michael J ^a   Mvukiyehe, Eric N ^b   Samii, Cyrus ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

civil war; post conflict reconstruction; rebellion; reintegration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879833323     PISSN: 00220027     EISSN: 15528766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022002712448908     Document Type: Article

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