This article surveys the literature on the global experience of demobilization and
reintegration of combatants after wars end. It examines the factors that contribute to …

This article challenges the well-established presentation within conflict studies of
paramilitary organizations as state-manipulated death squads or self-defence groups, and …

'... a well-written piece of investigative journalism that asks some deeply troubling
questions...'-NY Journal of Books' Cadwallader has written a brave, powerful and …

4.7 Protestant views about community benefits from the Agreement, 1998–2010 99 4.8
Catholic views about community benefits from the Agreement, 1998–2010 100 4.9 …

This article explores the processes involved in leaving social movements or disengaging
from terrorist activities by providing an analysis of the U lster V olunteer F orce (UVF) and R …

Truth, Denial and Transition: Northern Ireland and the Contested Past makes a unique and
timely contribution to the transitional justice field. In contrast to the focus on truth and those …

One promise of formal truth recovery processes, such as truth commissions, in transitional
societies is that they present the possibility of a common narrative emerging about the …

This article focuses on the long history of mural painting in Northern Ireland and specifically
on the changing relationship between mural painting and the state in various eras. Originally …

Defining terrorism solely as anti-state activity is in the ascendant in the aftermath of 9/11. Yet
the existence of death squads–paramilitary groups involved in state-sponsored or state …

The British government has a fraught relationship with former combatants in Northern
Ireland. It simultaneously benefits from former combatants' peace‐building efforts, whilst …