Years of Conflict

Adolescence, Political Violence and Displacement

AvJason Hart

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

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Beskrivning

Recent years have witnessed a significant growth of interest in the consequences of political violence and displacement for the young. However, when speaking of “children” commentators have often taken the situation of those in early and middle childhood as representative of all young people under eighteen years of age. As a consequence, the specific situation of adolescents negotiating the processes of transition towards social adulthood amidst conditions of violence and displacement is commonly overlooked. Years of Conflict provides a much-needed corrective. Drawing upon perspectives from anthropology, psychology, and media studies as well as the insights of those involved in programmatic interventions, it describes and analyses the experiences of older children facing the challenges of daily life in settings of conflict, post-conflict and refuge. Several authors also reflect upon methodological issues in pursuing research with young people in such settings. The accounts span the globe, taking in Liberia, Afghanistan, South Africa, Peru, Jordan, UK/Western Europe, Eastern Africa, Iran, USA, and Colombia.This book will be invaluable to those seeking a fuller understanding of conflict and displacement and its effects upon adolescents. It will also be welcomed by practitioners concerned to develop more effective ways of providing support to this group.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2008-09-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 23 mm
Vikt:572 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Forced Migration
Antal sidor:336
Förlag:Berghahn Books
ISBN:9781845455286

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Jason Hart is a Senior Research Officer at the Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford.

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“[This book] is a very ambitious project seeking to furnish the reader with a more holistic and yet culturally sensitive understanding of the problem…The authors’ passionate engagement with the issues of children affected by war makes the book an interesting read and a significant contribution into the lives of the young in conflict and displacement settings.” · Journal of International Migration and Integration

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgementsPrefaceJo BoydenIntroductionJason HartPART I: ADOLESCENCE IN CONTEXTChapter 1. Reconstructing Adolescence after Displacement: Experience from Eastern AfricaHirut TefferiChapter 2. Doing Nothing and Being Good: Social Relationships and Networks of Support among Adolescent Congolese Refugees in Dar es SalaamGillian MannChapter 3. Growing Up in Exile: Psychosocial Challenges Facing Refugee Youth in the United StatesKenneth E. Miller, Hallie Kushner, Jill McCall, Zoë Martell and Madhur KulkarniPART II: ADOLESCENTS ENGAGING IN POLITICAL VIOLENCEChapter 4. Political Transition and Youth Violence in Post-apartheid South Africa: In Search of UnderstandingAndrew DawesChapter 5. Abject Heroes: Marginalised Youth, Modernity and Violent Pathways of the Liberian Civil WarMats UtasChapter 6. UNHCR and the Military Recruitment of AdolescentsHanne BeirensPART III: GENDERED ADOLESCENCE IN EXILEChapter 7. The Long Road Home: Adolescent Afghan Refugees in Iran Contemplate ‘Return’Homa HoodfarChapter 8. Dislocated Masculinity: Adolescence and the Palestinian Nation-in-exileJason HartPART IV: RESPONDING TO ADOLESCENTSChapter 9. The Challenges of Programming with Youth in AfghanistanJoanna de BerryChapter 10. Adolescence and Armed Conflict in Colombia: ‘Resilience’ as a Construction Emerging within Psychosocial WorkDiana Isabel Alvis PalmaPART V: RESEARCHING WITH ADOLESCENTSChapter 11. Participatory Research with War-affected Adolescents and Youth: Lessons Learnt from Fieldwork with Youth Gangs in Ayacucho, PeruCordula StrockaChapter 12. The Place to Be? Making Media with Young RefugeesLiesbeth de BlockNotes on ContributorsBibliographyIndex