Children and Armed Conflict [electronic resource] : Cross-disciplinary Investigations /
Cook, D.editor.
Wall, J.editor.
Exploring the experiences of children encountering war and armed conflict, this book draws upon history, ethnography, sociology, literature, media studies, psychology, public policy, and other disciplines to address children as soldiers, refugees, and peace-builders within their social, cultural, and political contexts.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : Broadening the Conversation / Daniel Thomas Cook and John Wall -- Part I: Contextualizing Children's Armed Conflict Historically -- Girl Soldiers in World War / Margaret R. Higonnet -- "What Good are the Words?" : Child Memoirs and Holocaust Fiction / Adrienne Kertzer -- War Toys and the Transformation of Children's Introduction to International Violence / Gary Cross -- Part II: Understanding Children's Armed Conflict Experience -- Personal and Collective Psychosocial Resilience : The Implications for Children and Families who are Involved in War and Disasters / Richard Williams and John Drury -- Effects of War Experiences Among Internally Displaced Children in South Darfur : Clinical Implications / Dorothy Morgos -- Community Politics in Refugee Contexts : Young People, Networks and Decision-Making / Christina Clark-Kazak -- Children as Victims of War : The Moral Economy of Care / Charles Watters -- Part III: Rethinking Children's Armed Conflict Policy -- Playing Catch with a Hatchet : Integrating Children's Knowledge into Post-War Peacebuilding / Siobhan McEvoy-Levy -- Protection of Children in Disaster and War / Layal T. E. Sarrouh and Neil Boothby -- Child Soldiers : Protection or Responsibility / Joseph Rikhof -- The Reintegration of Formerly Recruited Girls : A Resilience Approach / Michael Wessells -- Conclusion : Crossing Disciplines / John Wall and Daniel Thomas Cook.
Exploring the experiences of children encountering war and armed conflict, this book draws upon history, ethnography, sociology, literature, media studies, psychology, public policy, and other disciplines to address children as soldiers, refugees, and peace-builders within their social, cultural, and political contexts.
Social work.
Economic development.
Social groups.
Family.
Ethnology.
Childhood.
Adolescence.
Social Work.
Development Studies.
Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.
Social Anthropology.
Cultural Anthropology.
Childhood, Adolescence and Society.