Udall Center Fellows Talk by Prof. Susan Brewer-Osorio
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Join us at the Udall Center or online for a presentation by Susan Brewer-Osorio, 2023-24 Udall Center Fellow and Assistant Professor in the Department of Latin American Studies in the UArizona College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, titled "Ex-Combatant Collectives and Post-Conflict Stability: Policy Lessons from Colombia."
Prof. Brewer-Osorio will be presenting her work as a Udall Center Fellow, followed by a question-and-answer session with attendees. The Udall Center Fellows Program offers a semester off from normal teaching to allow for creative scholarship and pursuit of funds to further the Fellow’s research.
The reintegration of former combatants is standard practice after a peace agreement. Most governments implement reintegration policies that provide individualized support to help former fighters such as a stipend, education, and job training. However, the Colombian government adopted an alternative ‘collective’ process for former fighters after their 2016 peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) that supported the settlement of ex-combatants in collectives with economic cooperatives. This project analyses the impact of Colombia’s collective reintegration on former combatants and effects on post-conflict stability. The main finding is that policy impact varied subnationally due to local variation in security conditions and former combatant relations with communities. These findings suggest the importance of differentiated and locally tailored reintegration policy to support stability after negotiated peace.
Lunch will be provided to in-person attendees beginning at 11:30 AM, but space is limited. Please register to attend in person by April 12. Note that the Zoom broadcast will begin between 11:45 AM-12:00 PM after in-person attendees have eaten.