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War mentalities: disarming state soldiers’ hearts and minds in Post-Agreement Colombia

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Rethinking DDR: the possibilities of post-conflict military integration

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Foreign fighter or foreign volunteer: what’s in a name?

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Armed conflict, reintegration, and gender roles

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Political unrest and socio-environmental breakdown in Iraq

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Grounding the Inclusion Hype: Learning from Participatory Development Programmes in Post-Agreement Colombia

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