“THE FLAG STILL STANDS!” THE POLITICAL RECONVERSION OF THE INTERNALLY EXILED INDEPENDENTISTS OF CASAMANCE Cover Image

“THE FLAG STILL STANDS!” THE POLITICAL RECONVERSION OF THE INTERNALLY EXILED INDEPENDENTISTS OF CASAMANCE
“THE FLAG STILL STANDS!” THE POLITICAL RECONVERSION OF THE INTERNALLY EXILED INDEPENDENTISTS OF CASAMANCE

Author(s): Mathilde Leyendecker, Sergiu Mișcoiu
Subject(s): Politics and society, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: militancy; political careers; identity; veterans; veterans; peace mechanisms;

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses the different trajectories of former combatants of the Mouvement des Forces Democratiques de Casamance (MFDC) in southern Senegal, focusing on the political prosecution of the armed struggle. If the independence demand is often present in their speech, it takes different forms and allows them to enter the local political life or become agents of the peace process. It is about trying to understand the motivations of actors and contextualize them in order to identify the mechanisms that lead to long-term dialogue and conflict resolution.

  • Issue Year: 64/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 193-209
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: English
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