Settle transitional issues such as basic rule making. After a civil war, if careful attention is not paid to transforming institutions, war institutions remain strong. Voters tend to vote from a standpoint of fear. To preserve the peace they will vote for the strongest group that appears to be able to de-liver peace. This is usually one of the war structures.
Demobilization is more than just turning in weapons.
It is safe to assume that the former combatants will hide enough arms to resume military functions if they feel they have to. Demobilization must be linked to the economic and political integration of the group. The genius of democracy is it pro-vides multiple institutional opportunities for expressing and managing conflicts. Mozaffar reviewed a study of 109 civil wars. Thirty-six ended in negotiated settlements.