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1 online resource (240 pages) |
| Contents |
Intro; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1 Introduction: The Children of the Las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC); References; 2 Children and War: A Global Perspective; Introduction; Children and War; The Historical Global Context; Why Do Children Join Armed Groups?; Poverty and Powerlessness; Ideology; Replicating Social Structures of Peacetime; Initiation Rites; Enjoying Violence; Normalisation of War; Colombia; Conclusion; References; 3 Entering the Field; Introduction; The Research Terrain; Entering the Field; Ethnography with Former Child Combatants |
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Living in MedellinThe Second Phase; Building Trust; 'Me quedo callado', Navigating the Silences; Limitations; Sexual Harassment; Conclusion; References; 4 The Lifeworld; Introduction; Lifeworlds in Colombia; The Lifeworld, the Subjective and the Social; Knowledge; Communication; Gender; Memory; Place; Consciousness, Identity and the Lifeworld; Observing and Learning About Phenomena; Entering Consciousness and Sedimentation; Multiple Worlds, Shifting Worlds; Growing Up in the World of Violence; Conclusion; References; 5 The Militarised Lifeworlds of Children in Colombia; Introduction |
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'The Whole World Is a War'The World of Violence; Performative Violence, Drug Trafficking, Cocaine; Structural Inequalities and Violence; Honour, Guns and Child Recruitment; Conclusion; References; 6 'I'm a Soldier': Life Inside the Armed Group; Introduction; Armed Groups, Violence and Collective Identity; The FARC; Separation; Training; Memory; Creating an Other; Shifting into the Guerrilla Identity; Conclusion; References; 7 Coming Home: The Unmaking of a Child Soldier; Introduction; Reintegration and the Colombian Peace Process; Shifting Out of the Violent Lifeworld |
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Demobilising in ViolenceFocusing on the Future; Stigmatisation, Resentment and Acceptance; Becoming a Civilian Again; Moving Forward and Economic Opportunities; Conclusion; References; 8 Conclusion: Colombia and the Road to Peace; Reference; Appendix; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Based on ethnographic fieldwork and interviews from across Colombia-including former child guerillas, former hostages of the guerilla organization, mothers of child soldiers, and humanitarian aid workers- this volume explores the experiences of children involved with the Colombian guerilla group the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Farc). Going beyond the predominant humanitarian perspectives on child soldiers, Johanna Higgs delves into the specific social and cultural aspects of the Colombian conflict to give a contextualized, culturally relevant understanding of the processes of both militarization and demobilization of children, deploying the theoretical lens of "lifeworlds." In so doing, Higgs not only provides insight into children's involvement in conflict in Colombia, but presents a clear case for a move away from homogenized understandings of "child soldiers," thus far dominated by viewpoints from industrialized Western nations. Tying together perspectives from anthropology, sociology, psychology, politics, and international development, Higgs provides a much-needed examination of how children are militarized, soldiering in the Farc context, and demilitarization, but also a blueprint for how research can be tied to specific cultural contexts |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia.
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| SUBJECT |
Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia fast |
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Child soldiers -- Colombia
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Child soldiers -- Colombia -- History
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Child soldiers
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Colombia
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783030236861 |
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3030236862 |
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