This thesis examines the phenomenon of child-soldiering from a different perspective. It seeks to challenge, using a novel approach, earlier studies on the roles of former child-soldiers in post-war societies. It focuses on the subjectivity of young veterans, that is war veterans formerly associated with armed forces and groups as children during the 14-year gruesome civil war which bedevilled Liberia between 1989 and 2003. This civil war claimed roughly 250,000 lives, and saw the active participation of approximately 21,000 child-soldiers. This thesis departs from previous works which mostly painted an apocalyptic picture of young veterans, and explores the nexus between their self-agency, Foucauldian technologies of the self and their tra...
The end of the cold war gave rise to expectations that Africa would benefit from the peace dividend....
Life After Guns explores how ex-combatants and other post-war youth negotiated a depleted and diffic...
Child Soldiers, sometimes referred to as child warriors, are often looked at but equally overlooked ...
This thesis examines the phenomenon of child-soldiering from a different perspective. It seeks to ch...
This dissertation presents an ethnography of youth in Liberia and of how their lives became affected...
The phenomenon of child soldiers has historically been addressed by international instruments and in...
The use of child soldiers to perform violent acts is one of the most condemned and emotionally distu...
This article presents a repertory grid study of young people who had experienced civil war in Sierra...
This paper will serve as an examination of the experiences of child soldiers in sub-Saharan Africa. ...
Young mothers formerly associated with armed forces and groups (CAFFAG), and their children constitu...
This study focused on presenting an analysis of the concept of marginalisation of former fighters a...
isbn: 978 90 8555 028 0International audienceThe participation of children and adolescents in violen...
The issue of child soldiering continues to be a significant part of armed conflicts. The research on...
Children living in conflict environments are tactical agents. Even though their agency is highly con...
The purpose of this dissertation is to evaluate the current state of literature surrounding childhoo...
The end of the cold war gave rise to expectations that Africa would benefit from the peace dividend....
Life After Guns explores how ex-combatants and other post-war youth negotiated a depleted and diffic...
Child Soldiers, sometimes referred to as child warriors, are often looked at but equally overlooked ...
This thesis examines the phenomenon of child-soldiering from a different perspective. It seeks to ch...
This dissertation presents an ethnography of youth in Liberia and of how their lives became affected...
The phenomenon of child soldiers has historically been addressed by international instruments and in...
The use of child soldiers to perform violent acts is one of the most condemned and emotionally distu...
This article presents a repertory grid study of young people who had experienced civil war in Sierra...
This paper will serve as an examination of the experiences of child soldiers in sub-Saharan Africa. ...
Young mothers formerly associated with armed forces and groups (CAFFAG), and their children constitu...
This study focused on presenting an analysis of the concept of marginalisation of former fighters a...
isbn: 978 90 8555 028 0International audienceThe participation of children and adolescents in violen...
The issue of child soldiering continues to be a significant part of armed conflicts. The research on...
Children living in conflict environments are tactical agents. Even though their agency is highly con...
The purpose of this dissertation is to evaluate the current state of literature surrounding childhoo...
The end of the cold war gave rise to expectations that Africa would benefit from the peace dividend....
Life After Guns explores how ex-combatants and other post-war youth negotiated a depleted and diffic...
Child Soldiers, sometimes referred to as child warriors, are often looked at but equally overlooked ...