Abstract
A longitudinal study of demobilization and community reintegration strategies, tracking civic initiatives designed to reverse chronic mistrust between returning youth and host communities.
Key Findings
- 1
Locally brokered reintegration compacts outperform externally administered programs on two-year retention.
- 2
Vocational placement within the returnee's home groupement is the strongest single predictor of durable exit.
- 3
Community trust indices recover fastest where mediation councils include youth representatives.
Methodology
A three-year panel of 240 demobilized participants across four territories, paired with community trust surveys administered at six-month intervals.
Complete Longitudinal Study (PDF)November 2024