Former Combatants, Democracy, Institution Building in Transitory - Kosovo and North Macedonia

This book explores the long-term impact on democracy and institution-building in post-conflict and transitory societies, stemming from the political integration of former combatants of intra-state armed groups.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Combatants and armed groups in fledgling peace: literature review; 3. Towards an inductive-based theory on democracy spoilers: theoretical framework and research design; 4. The rise of intra-state armies: background and context; 5. The political integration of former combatants; 6. Kosovo: former combatants building institutions and democracy; 7. North Macedonia: sharing power with former rebels; 8. Conclusion; 9. References

About the author

Armend Bekaj is a researcher in the Department of Peace and Conflict Research (DPCR), Uppsala University, Sweden. He combines academic and policy experience on peace and conflict, and democracy versus autocracy, with a focus on Central and Eastern Europe. For the past three years he has also been working at Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament (AMC) at DPCR, focusing on the role of sanctions on disarmament and non-proliferation.

Summary

This book explores the long-term impact on democracy and institution-building in post-conflict and transitory societies, stemming from the political integration of former combatants of intra-state armed groups.

Product details

• Authors: Armend Bekaj, Armend Bekjaj
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032743974
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3274397-4
• No. of pages: 156
• Series: Southeast European Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Eastern Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, Terrorism, armed struggle, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Armed Conflict, Theory of warfare and military science, Theory of warfare & military science