Children And Political Violence

Author : Charles W. Greenbaum,Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia,Carolyn Hamilton
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 689 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780190874551

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Handbook of Political Violence and Children by Charles W. Greenbaum,Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia,Carolyn Hamilton Pdf

Political violence has disrupted the lives of millions of children around the world. Responding to the gravity and scale of this phenomenon, this volume is intended to stimulate discussion and research on children's exposure to political violence and its psycho-social effects. It brings together for the first time in a single volume three areas of scientific activity in different disciplines: research on effects, programs for intervention, and laws and policy for prevention of political violence to children. Section I presents reviews of research on children exposed to political violence, including child soldiers and refugee children, as well as an examination of methodology and ethics. Section II contains research on interventions with children exposed to political violence, including individual therapy and school, family, and community interventions. Section III covers legal and social issues in deterring the recruitment of children to violent causes and protecting children in armed conflict. Pulling together the work of leading scholars and practitioners in the social sciences and international law, this volume argues that the prevention of political violence to children is possible, and it provides a crucial basis for ideas for prevention.

Author : Ed Cairns
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1996-01-23
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1557863512

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Children and Political Violence by Ed Cairns Pdf

The post-war world has become characterized by fierce new assertions of nationalism and sovereignty. Many regions - such as Bosnia, Somalia and Northern Ireland - are threatened by violent ethnic, religious and cultural strife. Almost daily on our television screens we see the faces of frightened children caught up in war, yet research into the effects of war on children is patchy and not well known. Children and Political Violence provides a critical evaluation of attempts to answer questions about the impact of political violence on such topics as children's aggression, moral development, and interpersonal relations. Much of the material is concerned with children who witness, experience or participate in violent acts, and with the children's stress and coping in violent circumstances. Other chapters deal with the effects on the social fabric of children's lives of the loss of families, destruction of social networks, homelessness, and the challenge of ensuring that the next generation grows up to reject violence as a way of settling political disputes. Written in a highly accessible style with many real-life examples, Children and Political Violence will be of broad interest to students, researchers and practitioners in child psychology and psychiatry, education, conflict studies and peace studies.

Author : Ed Cairns
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1557863504

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Children and Political Violence by Ed Cairns Pdf

The post cold-war world has become characterized by fierce new assertions of nationalism and sovereignty. Many regions - such as Bosnia, Somalia and Northern Ireland - are threatened by violent ethnic, religious and cultural strife. Almost daily, television screens show the faces of frightened children caught up in war, yet research into the effects of war on children is patchy and not well known. If these children manage to survive, are they scarred psychologically?

Author : Charles W. Greenbaum,Philip E. Veerman,Naomi Bacon-Shnoor
Publisher : Intersentia nv
Page : 515 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Arab-Israeli conflict
ISBN : 9789050953412

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Protection of Children During Armed Political Conflict by Charles W. Greenbaum,Philip E. Veerman,Naomi Bacon-Shnoor Pdf

The purpose of this book is to help researchers and professionals understand the possibilities for protecting children in violent political conflicts. This is the first book to be published on this important, complex and painful topic. Most other publications have concentrated on the effects of political violence on children and adults, but have little or nothing to say on prevention from the point of view of the social sciences. This book represents the beginnings of a new field of inquiry and policy. The book includes: research on the effects of exposure to political violence on children; reports by police and military experts of their experiences in protecting the public and children while keeping order; observations from people in human rights and childrens rights organizations on issues of attempting to report to and observe both sides in a conflict; and work by legal researchers on international law relating to the protection of children in political conflicts.

Author : Jason Hart
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1845455282

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Years of Conflict by Jason Hart Pdf

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.

Author : Alcinda Honwana
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780812204773

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Child Soldiers in Africa by Alcinda Honwana Pdf

Young people have been at the forefront of political conflict in many parts of the world, even when it has turned violent. In some of those situations, for a variety of reasons, including coercion, poverty, or the seductive nature of violence, children become killers before they are able to grasp the fundamentals of morality. It has been only in the past ten years that this component of warfare has captured the attention of the world. Images of boys carrying guns and ammunition are now commonplace as they flash across television screens and appear on the front pages of newspapers. Less often, but equally disturbingly, stories of girls pressed into the service of militias surface in the media. A major concern today is how to reverse the damage done to the thousands of children who have become not only victims but also agents of wartime atrocities. In Child Soldiers in Africa, Alcinda Honwana draws on her firsthand experience with children of Angola and Mozambique, as well as her study of the phenomenon for the United Nations and the Social Science Research Council, to shed light on how children are recruited, what they encounter, and how they come to terms with what they have done. Honwana looks at the role of local communities in healing and rebuilding the lives of these children. She also examines the efforts undertaken by international organizations to support these wartime casualties and enlightens the reader on the obstacles faced by such organizations.

Author : Brian K Barber
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-22
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780195343359

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Adolescents and War by Brian K Barber Pdf

Experts aim to understand and document the intricacies of youth who have been involved in political violence. They argue that the assumption that youth are automatically debilitated by this violence is too simplistic: effective care must include an awareness of motives and beliefs, roles they played in the conflict, relationships, et cetera.

Author : Michael MacDonald
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Northern Ireland
ISBN : STANFORD:36105081717279

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Children of Wrath by Michael MacDonald Pdf

Analyzes the conflict in Northern Ireland, suggests reasons why Britain has been unable to find a solution, and describes the positions of each faction.

Author : Blade Nzimande,Sandile Thusi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Children and violence
ISBN : UVA:X002282183

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"Children of War" by Blade Nzimande,Sandile Thusi Pdf

Author : Colette Daiute
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-26
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781139486873

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Human Development and Political Violence by Colette Daiute Pdf

Human Development and Political Violence presents an innovative approach to research and practice with young people growing up in the context of political violence. Based on developmental theory, this book explains and illustrates how children and youth interact with environments defined by war, armed conflict, and the aftermath involving displacement, poverty, political instability, and personal loss. The case study for this inquiry was a research workshop in four countries of the former Yugoslavia, where youth aged 12 to 27 participated in activities designed to promote their development. The theory-based Dynamic Story-Telling by Youth workshop engaged participants as social historians and critics sharing their experiences via narratives, evaluations of society, letters to public officials, debates, and collaborative inquiries. Analyses of these youth perspectives augment archival materials and researcher field notes to offer insights about developmental strategies for dealing with the threats and opportunities of war and major political change.

Author : E. Mark Cummings,Christine E. Merrilees,Laura K. Taylor,Christina F. Mondi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9783319515830

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Political Violence, Armed Conflict, and Youth Adjustment by E. Mark Cummings,Christine E. Merrilees,Laura K. Taylor,Christina F. Mondi Pdf

This book reviews and critiques the growing literature on youth development under conditions of political violence and armed conflict. It presents a robust framework, based in developmental psychopathology, for evaluating current research on this topic for strength of design, methodology, and documentation. Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies from diverse regions and conflicts as well as across disciplines examine risks and challenges as well as resilience and coping as youth develop in unstable and threatening environments. In addition, this book provides strategies for designing and implementing prevention and intervention programs as well as further opportunities for expanding applied research for youth exposed to political violence and armed conflict. Topics featured in this book include: Analysis of major research on youths’ normative and pathological development during political violence and war. Guidelines for assessing research studies on the impact of political violence and armed conflict on youth. The effects of social ecology factors (e.g., family, school, and community) on youth functioning. Post-traumatic stress disorder. Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. Political Violence, Armed Conflict, and Youth Adjustment is a must-have resource for researchers, professors, clinicians/professionals, and graduate students in the fields of child and school psychology, family studies, and public health as well as developmental psychology, child and adolescent psychiatry, political science, anthropology, social and peace psychology, sociology, and ethnic studies.

Author : Blade Nzimande,Sandile Thusi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Bantu-speaking peoples
ISBN : LCCN:97194627

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Children of War by Blade Nzimande,Sandile Thusi Pdf

Author : Bina D'Costa
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781107117242

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Children and Violence by Bina D'Costa Pdf

Explores the conceptualisation of childhood in South Asia and comments on the shift from welfare to the protection of children's rights in the region.

Author : Kerry Gibson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Children
ISBN : STANFORD:36105073202520

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The Indirect Effects of Political Violence on Children by Kerry Gibson Pdf

Author : Caroline Kennedy-Pipe,Gordon Clubb,Simon Mabon
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781473917224

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Terrorism and Political Violence by Caroline Kennedy-Pipe,Gordon Clubb,Simon Mabon Pdf

This book introduces you to the key issues in contemporary studies on Terrorism. Its interdisciplinary approach provides a unique intellectual rigour which introduces readers to cutting-edge research. Bringing together chapters contributed by members of the Terrorism and Political Violence Association network, it offers an insight into a variety of traditional and critical perspectives. It also equips Undergraduate and Postgraduate students with the study skills needed to succeed in coursework and assignments, especially dissertation work. Drawing on the expertise of TAPVA members, this book: Explores contemporary issues, such as drone warfare, state violence, children and political violence, cyber-terrorism and de-radicalisation. Features case studies drawn from a range of international examples, lists of further reading, key concepts and questions for use in seminars and private study. Provides you with study skills content designed to help you complete your dissertation. This is the perfect textbook to guide you through your studies in terrorism, political violence, international security and strategic studies.