Militarised minds : the lives of ex-combatants in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorMaringira, Godfrey
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-07T16:10:15Z
dc.date.available2015-01-07T16:10:15Z
dc.date.copyright2014
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThis article focuses on how ex-combatants in South Africa remain militarised. Identities which were forged through resistance continue to be reproduced in different ways in post-conflict society. Military identity is a source of status and recognition in the everyday lives of ex-combatants, either as ‘defenders of the community’ or for individual gain. While some may argue that there is no such thing as military identity, the group of ex-combatants interviewed remained attached to such an identity and saw themselves as having a particular role in their communities. While studies, particularly in Africa, present ex-combatants as if they can be easily transformed into civilian life, this article considers the difficulties of such a process. The argument is that it is a complex matter to demilitarise ex-combatants’ minds in a highly unequal and militarised community. Sixteen life history interviews were collected, 11 with APLA ex-combatants and five with Zimbabwean army deserters.en
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dc.identifier.citationMaringira, G. (2014). Militarised Minds: The Lives of Ex-combatants in South Africa. Sociology, 1-16. doi:10.1177/0038038514523698en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/53529
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSAGEen
dc.subjectDEMILITARISATIONen
dc.subjectDESERTERSen
dc.subjectEX-COMBATANTSen
dc.subjectMILITARY IDENTITYen
dc.subjectSOUTH AFRICAen
dc.subjectZIMBABWEen
dc.subjectREINTEGRATIONen
dc.subjectPOST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTIONen
dc.subjectMILITARY PERSONNELen
dc.titleMilitarised minds : the lives of ex-combatants in South Africaen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
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idrc.project.componentnumber106726001
idrc.project.number106726
idrc.project.titleStrengthening Research Capacity for Governance and Security in sub-Saharan Africaen
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