Performing neutrality in ‘post’-conflict Burundi

The reintegration of ex-combatants has a number of dimensions: economic, social, and political. This article explores what reintegration, defined as the shedding of the ex-combatant identity, means for the political participation of former combatants in Burundi. Based on 10 months of fieldwork duri...

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Published in:	Nordic Journal of African Studies
Main Author:	Guðrún Sif Friðriksdóttir
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nordic Africa Research Network 2020-12-01
Subjects:	ex-combatants reintegration Burundi politics
Online Access:	https://www.njas.fi/njas/article/view/599

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