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The fact that communities and individuals are often best positioned to take decisions about their day-to-day security and livelihood needs is firmly recognized by development practitioners. Development planners regularly advance so-called “participatory” approaches in all aspects of the project cycle. Oddly, the role and potential of “participation” in the design, implementation and evaluation of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) and arms reduction schemes continues to be underappreciated by security and disarmament specialists, implementing agencies and donors.