ISBN:
0822973596
,
9780822973591
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (321 pages)
,
illustrations
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
The Security Continuum
Parallel Title:
Print version Child soldiers in the age of fractured states
DDC:
303.6/6083091724
Keywords:
Child soldiers
;
Children and war
Abstract:
Current global estimates of children engaged in warfare range from 200,000 to 300,000. Children's roles in conflict range from armed and active participants to spies, cooks, messengers, and sex slaves. Child Soldiers in the Age of Fractured States examines the factors that contribute to the use of children in war, the effects of war upon children, and the perpetual cycle of warfare that engulfs many of the world's poorest nations.The contributors seek to eliminate myths of historic or culture-based violence, and instead look to common traits of chronic poverty and vulnerable populations. Indiv
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Part I: Overview; Introduction - Scott Gates and Simon Reich; 1. Methodological Problems in the Study of Child Soldiers - Barry Ames; Part II : Ethical, Legal, and International Dimensions; 2. An Ethical Perspective on Child Soldiers - Jeff McMahan; 3. The Evolution of the United Nations' Protection Agenda for Children: Applying International Standards - Tonderai W. Chikuhwa; Part III : Alternative Explanations of Child Recruitment; 4. No Place to Hide: Refugees, Displaced Persons, and Child Soldier Recruits - Vera Achvarina and Simon Reich
Description / Table of Contents:
5. Recruiting Children for Armed Conflict - Jens Christopher Andvig and Scott Gates6. The Enablers of War: Causal Factors behind the Child Soldier Phenomenon - P. W. Singer; 7. Child Recruitment in Burma, Sri Lanka, and Nepal - Jo Becker; 8. Organizing Minors: The Case of Colombia - Francisco Gutiérrez Sanín; Part IV: Empirical Assessments of Child Soldiers; 9. War, Displacement, and the Recruitment of Child Soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo - Sarah Kenyon Lischer; 10. Disaggregating the Causal Factors Unique to Child Soldiering: The Case of Liberia - James B. Pugel
Description / Table of Contents:
11. Girls in Armed Forces and Groups in Angola: Implications for Ethical Research and Reintegration - Michael G. WessellsPart V: Policies to Stop the Recruitment of Child Soldiers; 12. National Policies to Prevent the Recruitment of Child Soldiers - Emily Vargas-Barón; 13. Wise Investments in Future Neighbors: Recruitment Deterrence, Human Agency, and Education - Maureen W. McClure and Gonzalo Retamal; 14. Ending the Scourge of Child Soldiering: An Indirect Approach - Andrew Mack; Conclusion - Scott Gates and Simon Reich; Notes; References; List of Contributors; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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