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Zusatztext “ [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 Informationen zum Autor Jason Hart is a Senior Research Officer at the Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung Recent years have witnessed a significant growth of interest in the consequences of political violence and displacement for the young. However, when speaking of childrenA" commentators have often taken the situation of those in early and middle childhood as representative of all young people under eighteen years of age. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Preface Jo Boyden Introduction Jason Hart PART I: ADOLESCENCE IN CONTEXT Chapter 1. Reconstructing Adolescence after Displacement: Experience from Eastern Africa Hirut Tefferi Chapter 2. Doing Nothing and Being Good: Social Relationships and Networks of Support among Adolescent Congolese Refugees in Dar es Salaam Gillian Mann Chapter 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 PART II: ADOLESCENTS ENGAGING IN POLITICAL VIOLENCE Chapter 4. Political Transition and Youth Violence in Post-apartheid South Africa: In Search of Understanding Andrew Dawes Chapter 5. Abject Heroes: Marginalised Youth, Modernity and Violent Pathways of the Liberian Civil War Mats Utas Chapter 6. UNHCR and the Military Recruitment of Adolescents Hanne Beirens PART III: GENDERED ADOLESCENCE IN EXILE Chapter 7. The Long Road Home: Adolescent Afghan Refugees in Iran Contemplate 'Return' Homa Hoodfar Chapter 8. Dislocated Masculinity: Adolescence and the Palestinian Nation-in-exile Jason Hart PART IV: RESPONDING TO ADOLESCENTS Chapter 9. The Challenges of Programming ...
