Children Affected by Armed Conflict: Theory, Method, and Practice
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (862 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 023117473X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Her research centers on international child protection, the effects of war and migration on children and families, as well as participatory and arts-based research approaches. She is the author or coauthor of five books, including Child Soldiers: Sierra Leone's Revolutionary United Front (2010) and Children's Rights and International Developm
Societal turbulence, state collapse, religious and ethnic conflict, poverty, hunger, and social exclusion all underlie children's involvement in armed conflict. Drawing from empirical studies in eleven conflict-ridden countries, including Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Colombia, Uganda, Palestine, Somalia, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and South Sudan, Children Affected by Armed Conflict crosses cultures and contexts to capture a range of perspectives on the realities of armed conflict and its aftermath for children.Children Affected by Armed Conflict upends traditional views by emphasizing the experience of girls as well as boys, the unique social and contextual backgrounds of war-affected children, and the resilience and agency such children often display. The alternative approaches presented in this edited collectionwhich acknowledge the realities of both trauma and resilienceaim to generate more effective pol
(Diane Marie Amann, University of Georgia) . This timely and impressive volume utilizes a socioecological framework to examine the experiences of children affected by armed conflict. (Mark Drumbl, Washington and Lee University)Far from sparing children, war exposes young persons to physical harm and other deprivations, including separation from family and forcible displacement. (Sophie Yohani, University of Alberta)This is a powerful booka must-read. While recognizing their suffering, and doing so with great sensitivity, this book also foregrounds the humanity