Children and Global Conflict

Examines how children, armed conflict and the international community interact in the twenty-first century.

This book provides a wide-ranging discussion of the different aspects of children's place in conflict. With chapters on global politics, agency, rights, soldiers, forced migrants, peacebuilding, justice and advocacy this book will be of interest to scholars, practitioners and students on the history, theory and debates relating to children and armed conflict.Over one billion people under the age of eighteen live in territories affected by armed conflict. Despite this, scholars and practitioners often lack a comprehensive knowledge of how children both struggle within and shape conflict zones. Children and Global Conflict provides this understanding with a view to enhancing the prospects of conflict resolution and peacebuilding. This book presents key ideas and issues relating to children's experiences of war, international relations and international law. The authors explore the political, conceptual and moral debates around children in these contexts and offer examples and solutions based on case studies of child soldiers from Vietnam, child forced migrants in Australia, young peace-builders in post-conflict zones, youth in the international justice system, and child advocates across South Asia and the Middle East.