Amongst Victims and Perpetrators - A Study of Ex-Combatants' Re-Integration

Sammanfattning: The purpose of this study is to examine the complicated process of re-integrating ex-combatants back into a post-conflict society following their dismissal from the army. To do so, the study explores the relationship between Disarmament, Demobilization and Re-Integration (DDR), and the fields of Transitional Justice and Trauma Theory, in order to develop a more holistic theoretical framework for re-integration. After relating the discussion to the post-conflict context of Bosnia and Herzegovina, I argue that the social aspect of the re-integration process is seriously flawed, and despite the current lack of formal contact between the peacebuilding efforts, the process would highly benefit from their increased interaction.