Reintegration and forgiveness to ex-combatants in Colombia

Q2 Social Sciences

Development Studies Research Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI:10.1080/21665095.2021.1873158

Luis Murillo Orejuela, Lina Restrepo-Plaza

引用次数: 6

Abstract

ABSTRACT The aftermath of over 50 years of uninterrupted conflict is not only underdevelopment and casualties. It is also the loss of social ties, the mistrust, and the difficulties to build a society where victims live with those who once were their perpetrators. These difficulties are many times linked to strong negative affect, prejudice, and skepticism towards forgiveness and reintegration. This paper uses the 2016-Americas Barometer database to provide empirical evidence of how Colombians’ attitudes towards the FARC-EP shape the probability of believing in forgiveness and supporting the reintegration process. We find that for demobilization to be successful a society needs (i) to reduce the perception of danger when surrounded by former rebels, (ii) to enhance perceptions of friendliness and hard-working on behalf of the ex-combatants, and (iii) to be more educated and allow the victims to speak up.

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哥伦比亚前战斗人员的重返社会和宽恕

50多年不间断冲突的后果不仅仅是发展不足和人员伤亡。这也是社会关系的丧失，不信任，以及建立一个受害者与曾经的肇事者生活在一起的社会的困难。这些困难很多时候与强烈的负面影响、偏见和对宽恕和重新融入社会的怀疑有关。本文使用2016年美洲晴雨表数据库提供经验证据，证明哥伦比亚人对哥伦比亚革命武装力量-人民军的态度如何影响相信宽恕和支持重返社会进程的可能性。我们发现，要使复员工作取得成功，一个社会需要(1)在被前叛乱分子包围时减少对危险的感知，(2)增强对代表前战斗人员的友好和勤奋的感知，以及(3)接受更多教育并允许受害者说出自己的想法。

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Development Studies Research Social Sciences-Development

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3.20

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12 weeks

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