The Political Economy of War-Affected Children

Steven Hick
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Steven Hick: Carleton University

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2001, vol. 575, issue 1, 106-121

Abstract: The nature of armed conflict has changed since the rise of globalization and the end of the Cold War. Now wars predominantly take the lives of civilians, over half of whom are children. This article examines the effects of armed conflict on children. In particular, it discusses refugee and internally displaced children, child soldiers, the sexual assault and exploitation of girls, and children traumatized by war. How the international community should respond to protect children and prevent war is explored in relation to the political and economic context within which wars occur.

Date: 2001
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DOI: 10.1177/000271620157500107

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