Research handbook of children and armed conflict / edited by Myriam Denov (Canada Research Chair in Children, Families and Armed Conflict, and Full Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work, McGill University, Canada), Maya Fennig (Assistant Professor of Social Work, The Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Israel).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Denov, Myriam S., editor.

Fennig, Maya, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children and war.

Refugee children.

Children and violence.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024.

Summary:

"The Research Handbook of Children and Armed Conflict adeptly explores children's lived realities of armed conflict and its aftermath. Featuring empirical, conceptual and policy analyses, alongside moving first-hand accounts of the experiences of war-affected children and youth, it highlights the urgent need for advocacy and action on this issue. Boasting state-of-the-art contributions by eminent scholars and practitioners from across the globe, this Research Handbook explores the theoretical, practical and policy issues related to children affected by war. Chapters investigate the profound harms experienced by such children and youth, whether in the heat of conflict, during flight or during resettlement to a new context, underscoring the urgency and high stakes of these situations for children and families affected by war. The Handbook demonstrates that scholarly discussions and debates must ultimately contribute to real-life changes to promote more just and effective immigration legislation, policies, programmes and practices for war-affected children. Integrating conceptual analyses with concrete policy and political engagement, this incisive Research Handbook will prove essential for scholars, researchers and students interested in war studies, security, refugee studies, forced migration, international development, child protection and post-conflict reconstruction. Its policy and legally oriented chapters will also benefit policymakers, civil servants and international NGOs"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Acknowledgements

"how do we make up for lost time?": Tackling current questions and realities of children during and following armed conflict.Maya Fennig and Myriam Denov

Part I: Voices of young people impacted by armed conflict

1. "days turned into nights, but we just kept on walking" / Arsema Teame

2. "what could have been had i not left my family?" reflections on war, migration and family separation / Bior Leek Ajak

Part II: Approaches to children affected by armed conflict

3. Prioritizing prevention: The value of a locally led approach in supporting conflict-affected children / Michael G. Wessells

4. Participatory action research with youth displaced by war: How youth know, feel and do peace and security / Rebecca Sutton

5. Refusing to be victims: Child soldiers in the humanitarian world / Sylvie Bodineau

6. Stigma and guilt among the children of amnestied ex-combatants in northern Uganda: Implications for transitional justice / Grace Akello

Part III: War, displacement, and migration

7. 'They have locked us in': The impact of liminality and protracted displacement on the mental health of eritrean refugee youth living in Israel / Maya Fennig and Myriam Denov

8. Children and parents separated at the u.s. Border: A case of human rights violations in the global north / Lyn Morland and Elaine Kelley

9. Agency, resilience and vulnerability of children in contexts of conflict-induced displacement / Cordula von Denkowski and Ulrike Krause

10. Navigating displacement: Trajecto-making among forced migrant and refugee children and youth / Giorgia Doná and Angela Veale

Part IV: Critical discussions of policy/practice

11. Child detention in armed conflict / Frédéric Mégret and Isabella Spano

12. The child soldier under international law and policy / Mark A. Drumbl

13. Preventing the recruitment and use of children as soldiers: A perspective on moral injury and the security sector / Shelly Whitman

14. Children without parental care in armed conflict settings: Right to family life and alternative care arrangements / Mónica Ruiz-Casares

15. Mental health and psychosocial support interventions for conflict-affected children and adolescents: Strategies, challenges, and recommendations / Shoshanna L. Fine and Jura L. Augustinavicius.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781839104817 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.