| Description |
x, 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
The security continuum |
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Security continuum.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Methodological problems in the study of child soldiers / Barry Ames -- An ethical perspective on child soldiers / Jeff McMahan -- The evolution of the United Nations' protection agenda for children: applying international standards / Tonderai W. Chikuhwa -- No place to hide: refugees, displaced persons, and child soldier recruits / Vera Achvarina, Simon Reich -- Recruiting children for armed conflict / Jens Christopher Andvig, Scott Gates -- The enablers of war: causal factors behind the child soldier phenomenon / P.W. Singer -- Child recruitment in Burma, Sri Lanka, and Nepal / Jo Becker -- Organizing minors: the case of Colombia / Francisco Gutiérrez Sanín -- War, displacement, and the recruitment of child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo / Sarah Kenyon Lischer -- Disaggregating the causal factors unique to child soldiering: the case of Liberia / James B. Pugel -- Girls in armed forces and groups in Angola: implications for ethical research and reintegration / Michael G. Wessells -- National policies to prevent the recruitment of child soldiers / Emily Vargas-Barón -- Wise investments in future neighbors: recruitment deterrence, human agency, and education / Maureen W. McClure, Gonzalo Retamal -- Ending the scourge of child soldiering: an indirect approach / Andrew Mack. |
| Summary |
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. Individual essays examine topics such as: the legal and ethical aspects of child soldiering; internal UN debates over enforcement of child protection policies; economic factors; increased access to small arms; displaced populations; resource endowments; forced government conscription; rebel-enforced quota systems; motivational techniques employed in recruiting children; and the role of girls in conflict. |
| Subject |
Children and war -- Developing countries.
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Child soldiers -- Developing countries.
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| Added Author |
Gates, Scott, 1957-
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Reich, Simon, 1959-
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| ISBN |
9780822960294 paperback alkaline paper |
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082296029X paperback alkaline paper |
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