De som fredsprocessen glömde- cementeringen av barnsoldatsproblematiken
(2008)Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- In this study our aim is to display a series of possible mechanisms which operates
within the regions and societies were child soldiers were frequently and
extensively used in combat tasks. Our study is based on the assumption that
today's peace-building strategies are inadequate to describe certain problems
faced by many post-conflict countries, especially in Africa. We argue that large
formations of child soldiers will, if not properly and immediately addressed, cause
serve and structural problems in society, gravely hampering growth and
institutional capacity. The Issues of Post Traumatic Stress and societal insecurity
brought on by the use of child soldiers poses a serious threat to society as a whole.
In this study we use... (More) - In this study our aim is to display a series of possible mechanisms which operates
within the regions and societies were child soldiers were frequently and
extensively used in combat tasks. Our study is based on the assumption that
today's peace-building strategies are inadequate to describe certain problems
faced by many post-conflict countries, especially in Africa. We argue that large
formations of child soldiers will, if not properly and immediately addressed, cause
serve and structural problems in society, gravely hampering growth and
institutional capacity. The Issues of Post Traumatic Stress and societal insecurity
brought on by the use of child soldiers poses a serious threat to society as a whole.
In this study we use Uganda as an illustrative case to describe the mechanisms at
work. (Less)
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- author
- Eriksson, Emilia and Roosberg, Henric
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2008
- type
- L2 - 2nd term paper (old degree order)
- subject
- keywords
- barnsoldater, Uganda, PTSD, osäkerhet, fredsbyggande, Social sciences, Samhällsvetenskaper, Peace and conflict research, polemology, Freds- och konfliktforskning
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 1316592
- date added to LUP
- 2009-01-09 00:00:00
- date last changed
- 2015-12-14 13:34:37
@misc{1316592,
abstract = {{In this study our aim is to display a series of possible mechanisms which operates
within the regions and societies were child soldiers were frequently and
extensively used in combat tasks. Our study is based on the assumption that
today's peace-building strategies are inadequate to describe certain problems
faced by many post-conflict countries, especially in Africa. We argue that large
formations of child soldiers will, if not properly and immediately addressed, cause
serve and structural problems in society, gravely hampering growth and
institutional capacity. The Issues of Post Traumatic Stress and societal insecurity
brought on by the use of child soldiers poses a serious threat to society as a whole.
In this study we use Uganda as an illustrative case to describe the mechanisms at
work.}},
author = {{Eriksson, Emilia and Roosberg, Henric}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{De som fredsprocessen glömde- cementeringen av barnsoldatsproblematiken}},
year = {{2008}},
}