Can education help reintegrate child soldiers after demobilization? The case of Colombia and the Cátedra de la Paz

Despite the signing of the peace agreement in 2016 and the effort of the international community, the armed conflict in Colombia has not stopped. Colombian society remains very polarized and the communal ties have not been restored. Demobilized child soldiers, despite the efforts of the Colombian government, continue to face discrimination, stigma and violence on a regular basis. This thesis aims at shedding some light on the phenomenon and understanding whether the framework devised by the government when creating the Cátedra de la Paz can also help reintegrate child soldiers and restore the broken communal ties after almost six decades of continuous armed conflict.