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Abstract: Submitted in partial fulfillment of the degree of Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Abstract: This paper examines the methods by which guerilla organizations are demobilized and converted into political parties through inclusion in post-conflict political processes. With the use of three case studies of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation ... read moreFront (FMLN), Sudanese People's Liberation Army / Movement (SPLM/A), and Lebanese Hizballah, this paper examines these movements on a spectrum from most to least successfully converted into mainstream political organizations. In order to do so this paper considers participation in democratic elections, along with the completeness of disarmament. Secondly, this paper assesses the role of the United Nations in establishing peace agreements in such conflicts, and its ability to enforce the criteria for political inclusiveness called for in the negotiated peace settlements. Finally, this paper discusses possibilities for future disarmament of political-guerilla organizations by examining the case of Hizballah.read less
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