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It provides those actively engaged in peace processes – armed groups, mediators, government officials, donors, international organisations – with an overview of one particular dimension of disarmament: guns in the hands of civilians. It looks beyond DDR programmes to provide a cursory analysis of the linkages between official disarmament efforts, violence prevention initiatives and ‘second wave’ weapons control processes in nations transitioning from war and violent conflict.