This book is a critical comparative reflection of the post-colonial conflict Disarmament
Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) of ex-combatants in Zimbabwe Namibia and South Africa.
It offers an up-to-date comparative analysis of how specific analytical elements that transcend
state boundaries shaped DDR in the three southern African countries. The author explores
structural and organizational frameworks target groups state leadership in DDR linkages
between DDR and SSR in nation and state building and types of post-conflict violence. The
volume draws on fieldwork including interviews with policy makers and government officials as
well as ex-combatants and experts to provide valuable insights into how post-colonial conflict
DDR can provide knowledge crucial to understanding and addressing the problems of post-conflict
peace building in Africa. The book is aimed at academics researchers and students working on
Southern Africa African and Western policymakers concerned with problematic post-conflict
situations on the continent where improvising DDR processes will be vital to success as well
as the general reader interested in political security and other developments in the region.
It will be of use in postgraduate courses in the inter-related fields of international
relations comparative government conflict resolution and peacebuilding.
