Children affected by armed conflict : theory, method, and practice / edited by Myriam Denov and Bree Akesson.
| Other author/creator | Denov, Myriam S. editor. |
| Other author/creator | Akesson, Bree, editor. |
| Format | Electronic and Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Columbia University Press, [2017] |
| Copyright Notice | ©2017 |
| Description | 1 online resource (xii, 353 pages) |
| Supplemental Content | JSTOR |
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| Contents | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction. Approaches to Studying Children Affected by Armed Conflict: Reflections on Theory, Method, and Practice -- PART ONE. UNDERSTANDING THE REALITIES OF CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT -- 1. "Raising the Dead" and Cultivating Resilience -- 2. Young Children's Experiences of Connectedness and Belonging in Postconflict Sri Lanka -- 3. Contending with Violence and Discrimination -- 4. A Social Constructionist Approach to Understanding the Experiences of Girls Affected by Armed Conflict in Colombia -- 5. Armed with Resilience -- PART TWO. METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING THE REALITIES OF CHILDREN AFFECTED BY ARMED CONFLICT -- 6. Socioecological Research Methods with Children Affected by Armed Conflict -- 7. What Children and Youth Can Tell Us -- 8. Surviving Disorder -- 9. Reweaving Relating in Social Reintegration -- PART THREE. PRACTICE AND SERVICE DELIVERY -- 10. Health Care Services to War- Affected Children in Northern Uganda -- 11. When the System "Works" -- 12. Working with Children Affected by Armed Conflict -- 13. Meeting the Needs of Children Affected by Conflict -- Conclusion -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX |
| Abstract | 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. Including children who are victims of, participants in, and witnesses to armed conflict in their analyses, the contributors to this volume highlight innovative methodologies that directly involve war-affected children in the research process. This validates the perspectives of children and ensures more effective outcomes in postwar reintegration and recovery. Deficits-based models do not account for the realities many war-affected children face. The alternative approaches presented in this edited collection--which acknowledge the realities of both trauma and resilience--aim to generate more effective policies and intervention strategies in the face of a growing global public health crisis. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Language | In English. |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: 9780231539678 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0231539673 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 9780231539678 (electronic bk.) |
| Standard identifier# | 10.7312/deno17472 |
| Stock number | 1022210 MIL |
| Stock number | 22573/ctt1tk8p6r JSTOR |
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