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- Title
Trust of demobilized combatants: Overcoming fear or becoming familiar?
- Authors
Meernik, James; Esparza, Diego; Duncan, Gustavo; Toro, Clarita; Gaviria, Juan Camilo
- Abstract
Background: One critical challenge facing postconflict societies concerns the reintegration of former combatants as productive members of society. Public trust in the legitimacy of a peace agreement is a critical component of rebuilding the economic and social foundations of a war‐torn nation. Objectives: We argue that the levels of trust of former combatants and confidence in their effective demobilization depend on two critical features of the postconflict environment: fears of insecurity and community engagement. Method: We focus our analysis on Colombia and utilize data from the Latin American Public Opinion Project to create a multivariate time‐series analysis of public trust in two groups—leftist rebels and rightist paramilitaries. Results: We find that both the fear of former combatants and the level of engagement individuals have in their communities help predict respondent attitudes about trust in former combatants and reintegration. Conclusion: Fear and familiarity are key determinants in reintegration of former combatants.
- Subjects
COLOMBIA; TRUST; PEACE treaties; PUBLIC opinion; TIME series analysis; COMMUNITIES; COMMUNITY involvement
- Publication
Social Science Quarterly (Wiley-Blackwell), 2023, Vol 104, Issue 3, p315
- ISSN
0038-4941
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ssqu.13249