Youth in conflict and peacebuilding : mobilization, reintegration and reconciliation /
Özerdem, Alpaslanauthor.
Podder, Sukanya.author.
This study investigates the role of youth in peacebuilding, and addresses the failure of states and existing research to recognise youths as political actors, which can result in their contribution to peacebuilding being ignored.
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Cover; Half-Title ; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: Combatants,Troublemakers, Peacebuilders or What?; Defining youth; Youth, peace and conflict; Organization of the book; 2 Processes of Mobilization; Introduction; Mobilization processes and motivations for participation: theoretical explanations; Motivations for participation; Youth participation in conflict; Rebel recruitment; Conclusions; 3 Experiences of Reintegration; Introduction; Ex-YAFF as victims and perpetrators after war
Reintegration: conceptual expansion from the individual to the communityEx-YAFF specific policies and approaches during mobilization and reintegration; Dimensions of reintegration and the concerns of youth: from theory to practice; Experiences and challenges: evidence from the field; Conclusion; 4 Reconciliation Challenges; Introduction; Pathways to reconciliation: transitional justice and DDR; Conceptualizing reconciliation; Building blocks of reconciliation - truth, justice, reparation; Transitional justice mechanisms; The absence of the local; Local justice and approaches to reconciliation
Conclusion5 Liberia; Introduction; Conflict overview; Field research in Liberia; Youth during conflict: motivations, mobilization and recruitment; DD-reintegration experience; Impact and outcomes of reintegration; Conclusion; 6 Mindanao; Introduction; Conflict overview; Field research in Mindanao; Youth, conflict and mobilization in Muslim Mindanao; DD-reintegration experience in Mindanao; The MNLF reintegration: an incomplete story; Prospects for peace: MILF reintegration and future reconciliation; Conclusion; 7 The Positive Contributions of Youth to Peacebuilding; Introduction
Family and community (re)integrationEmployment and livelihoods; Civic responsibilities; Reconciliation and justice; Conclusion; 8 Conclusions: Youth and Peacebuilding Outcomes; Youth during mobilization, reintegration and reconciliation; Recommendations; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This study investigates the role of youth in peacebuilding, and addresses the failure of states and existing research to recognise youths as political actors, which can result in their contribution to peacebuilding being ignored.
International relations.
Social groups.
Family.
Peace.
Politics and war.
International Relations.
Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.
Conflict Studies.
Military and Defence Studies.
Peace Studies.
establishment of peace
youth movement
conflict prevention
international relations
impact study