Lorraine Macmillan
Biographic Data
| ID | 3688067 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lorraine Macmillan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lorraine |
| FAMILY NAME | Macmillan |
| SIGNATURE | MACMILLAN L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cambridge |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The suffering child in today's media sphere
Children, civilianhood, and humanitarian securitization
In this paper, the influence of the construction of children as civilians over the processes of securitization in the US intervention in Somalia is examined. This is done through an analysis of the US print news media coverage of that event. The study employs two key theoretical frameworks: the first is the social understanding of civilianhood; and the second is the Copenhagen School’s theory of securitization. The work concludes that a failure t…
The Child Soldier in North-South Relations
This paper critiques the hegemonic constructions of child soldiers to be found in civil society and Anglophone media accounts. Close examination of these texts reveals that the discourse mirrors Anglophone imaginaries and preoccupations over childhood rather than the distinctive concerns of child soldiers themselves. It claims that the discourse accomplishes considerable political work in buttressing the international order between the global Nor…
The Child Soldier in North-South Relations
This paper critiques the hegemonic constructions of child soldiers to be found in civil society and Anglophone media accounts. Close examination of these texts reveals that the discourse mirrors Anglophone imaginaries and preoccupations over childhood rather than the distinctive concerns of child soldiers themselves. It claims that the discourse accomplishes considerable political work in buttressing the international order between the global Nor…
Children, civilianhood, and humanitarian securitization
In this paper, the influence of the construction of children as civilians over the processes of securitization in the US intervention in Somalia is examined. This is done through an analysis of the US print news media coverage of that event. The study employs two key theoretical frameworks: the first is the social understanding of civilianhood; and the second is the Copenhagen School’s theory of securitization. The work concludes that a failure t…
The Child Soldier in North-South Relations
This paper critiques the hegemonic constructions of child soldiers to be found in civil society and Anglophone media accounts. Close examination of these texts reveals that the discourse mirrors Anglophone imaginaries and preoccupations over childhood rather than the distinctive concerns of child soldiers themselves. It claims that the discourse accomplishes considerable political work in buttressing the international order between the global Nor…
Children, civilianhood, and humanitarian securitization
In this paper, the influence of the construction of children as civilians over the processes of securitization in the US intervention in Somalia is examined. This is done through an analysis of the US print news media coverage of that event. The study employs two key theoretical frameworks: the first is the social understanding of civilianhood; and the second is the Copenhagen School’s theory of securitization. The work concludes that a failure t…
The suffering child in today's media sphere
Sociology (3 works) · Children's Rights and Participation (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Business (1 works) · Child Development and Digital Technology (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Computer security (1 works)