Years of Conflict: Adolescence, Political Violence and Displacement

Published by Berghahn Books 2008

Years of Conflict

Adolescence, Political Violence and Displacement

Edited by: Jason Hart

Volume 25 in the series Forced Migration

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780857450548

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About this book

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 / Editor information

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

Reviews

“[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

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Jo Boyden Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction Jason Hart Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART I ADOLESCENCE IN CONTEXT
1 Reconstructing Adolescence after Displacement: Experience from Eastern Africa Hirut Tefferi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
2 Doing Nothing and Being Good: Social Relationships and Networks of Support among Adolescent Congolese Refugees in Dar es Salaam Gillian Mann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	38
3 Growing Up in Exile: Psychosocial Challenges Facing Refugee Youth in the United States Kenneth E. Miller, Hallie Kushner, Jill McCall, Zoë Martell and Madhur Kulkarni Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	58
PART II ADOLESCENTS ENGAGING IN POLITICAL VIOLENCE
4 Political Transition and Youth Violence in Post-apartheid South Africa: In Search of Understanding Andrew Dawes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
5 Abject Heroes: Marginalised Youth, Modernity and Violent Pathways of the Liberian Civil War Mats Utas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
6 UNHCR and the Military Recruitment of Adolescents Hanne Beirens Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
PART III GENDERED ADOLESCENCE IN EXILE
7 The Long Road Home: Adolescent Afghan Refugees in Iran Contemplate ‘Return’ Homa Hoodfar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165
8 Dislocated Masculinity: Adolescence and the Palestinian Nation-in-exile Jason Hart Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	188
PART IV RESPONDING TO ADOLESCENTS
9 The Challenges of Programming with Youth in Afghanistan Joanna de Berry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
10 Adolescence and Armed Conflict in Colombia: ‘Resilience’ as a Construction Emerging within Psychosocial Work Diana Isabel Alvis Palma Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	230
PART V RESEARCHING WITH ADOLESCENTS
11 Participatory Research with Waraffected Adolescents and Youth: Lessons Learnt from Fieldwork with Youth Gangs in Ayacucho, Peru Cordula Strocka Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
12 The Place to Be? Making Media with Young Refugees Liesbeth de Block Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277
Notes on Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	298
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	303

Language: English
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 336
Keywords: Refugee and Migration Studies

eBook

Published: September 1, 2008
ISBN: 9780857450548