Youth and Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Agents of Change

by Stephanie Schwartz, Betty Bigombe

Overview

In Youth and Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Agents of Change, Stephanie Schwartz goes beyond these highly publicized cases and examines the roles of the broader youth population in post-conflict scenarios, taking on the complex task of distinguishing between the legal and societal labels of “child,” “youth,” and “adult.”

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781601270498
Publisher:	United States Institute of Peace Press (USIP Press)
Publication date:	05/28/2010
Pages:	184
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Stephanie Schwartz is a senior program assistant at the United States Institute of Peace’s Center for Mediation and Conflict Resolution and heads USIP’s Youth and Peacebuilding Working Group. Her scholarly interests include youth involvement in conflict resolution, peacebuilding, refugees, and social change in conflict environments.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Tables and Figures xi

Foreword Betty Bigombe xiii

1 Youth and Post-conflict Reconstruction: An Analytical Framework 1

2 Mozambique: The "Poster Child" for Reconstruction 33

3 Democratic Republic of the Congo: Youth and the Perpetuation of Conflict 69

4 Kosovo: Youth as Agents of Change in an Unstable Environment 115

5 Cross-Case Analysis and Implications for Future Research 155

Appendix: List of Acronyms 193

Bibliography 197

Index 209

About the Author 219

Editorial Reviews

An ambitious and detailed study of a vitally important issue, this book offers significant insights about youth in conflict. Timely and very well written, Schwartz has successfully synthesized a number of different variables, theories, cases, and policy areas, into a compelling and useful analysis. This book will be of interest to students, scholars, NGO personnel and policymakers worldwide.

From the Publisher

An ambitious and detailed study of a vitally important issue, this book offers significant insights about youth in conflict. Timely and very well written, Schwartz has successfully synthesized a number of different variables, theories, cases, and policy areas, into a compelling and useful analysis. This book will be of interest to students, scholars, NGO personnel and policymakers worldwide.

Siobhan McEvoy-Levy