Excombatientes: ¿germen de guerras civiles?

This article explores the hypothesis that demobilized ex-combatants can constitute a conflictive group, which might aggravate social tensions, leading to civil war situations. For this purpose, the article examines the European interwar period, and the history of the First World War veterans. Firstl...

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Main Author: Ángel Alcalde
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Language:English
Published: TELEMME - UMR 6570 2015-01-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/amnis/2452
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description This article explores the hypothesis that demobilized ex-combatants can constitute a conflictive group, which might aggravate social tensions, leading to civil war situations. For this purpose, the article examines the European interwar period, and the history of the First World War veterans. Firstly, the article assesses the historiography linked to the « brutalization » theory. Secondly, studies on the processes of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of ex-combatants (DDR), a perspective proposed by social and political scientists, is applied to the study of the interwar period. The article concludes that a comparative history of DDR might be useful to overcome the contradictions of the « brutalization » theory.
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Excombatientes: ¿germen de guerras civiles?
Amnis
War Veterans
Brutalization
Demobilization
Civil Wars
Interwar Period
title Excombatientes: ¿germen de guerras civiles?
title_full Excombatientes: ¿germen de guerras civiles?
title_fullStr Excombatientes: ¿germen de guerras civiles?
title_full_unstemmed Excombatientes: ¿germen de guerras civiles?
title_short Excombatientes: ¿germen de guerras civiles?
title_sort excombatientes germen de guerras civiles
topic War Veterans
Brutalization
Demobilization
Civil Wars
Interwar Period
url https://journals.openedition.org/amnis/2452
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