Children Affected by Armed Conflict: Theory, Method, and Practice

✍ Scribed by Myriam Denov (editor); Bree Akesson (editor)

• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 367
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book crosses cultures and contexts to capture a range of perspectives on the realities of armed conflict and its aftermath for children. Including war-affected children in their analyses, the contributors to this volume highlight innovative methodologies that directly involve children in the research process.

✦ Table of Contents

CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Introduction. Approaches to Studying Children Affected by Armed Conflict: Reflections on Theory, Method, and Practice
PART ONE. UNDERSTANDING THE REALITIES OF CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT
1. “Raising the Dead” and Cultivating Resilience
2. Young Children’s Experiences of Connectedness and Belonging in Postconflict Sri Lanka
3. Contending with Violence and Discrimination
4. A Social Constructionist Approach to Understanding the Experiences of Girls Affected by Armed Conflict in Colombia
5. Armed with Resilience
PART TWO. METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING THE REALITIES OF CHILDREN AFFECTED BY ARMED CONFLICT
6. Socioecological Research Methods with Children Affected by Armed Conflict
7. What Children and Youth Can Tell Us
8. Surviving Disorder
9. Reweaving Relating in Social Reintegration
PART THREE. PRACTICE AND SERVICE DELIVERY
10. Health Care Services to War- Affected Children in Northern Uganda
11. When the System “Works”
12. Working with Children Affected by Armed Conflict
13. Meeting the Needs of Children Affected by Conflict
Conclusion
CONTRIBUTORS
INDEX