Children and global conflict /

Over one billion people under the age of eighteen live in territories affected by armed conflict. Despite this, scholars and practitioners often lack a comprehensive knowledge of how children both struggle within and shape conflict zones. Children and Global Conflict provides this understanding with...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Huynh, Kim, 1977-
Other Authors: D'Costa, Bina, Lee-Koo, Katrina
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Why children matter to global conflict
  • Children and armed conflict: mapping the terrain
  • Children and agency: caretakers, free-rangers and everyday life
  • Children and IR: creating spaces for children
  • The Rights of the child: political history, practices and protection
  • Child soldiers: causes, solutions and cultures
  • Child forced migrants: bio-politics, autonomy and ambivalence
  • Children and peace building: propagating peace
  • Children and justice: past crimes, healing and the future
  • Who speaks for children? Advocacy, activism and resistance.