Atim Angela Lakor
Biographic Data
| ID | 6736089 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Atim Angela Lakor |
| GIVEN NAMES | Atim Angela |
| FAMILY NAME | Lakor |
| SIGNATURE | LAKOR A A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Watye Ki Gen, Gulu, Uganda |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
‘People remained in the LRA partly because they had wives and children’
The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) is well known for the violence it has waged across the African Great Lakes region. While the armed group has been studied extensively, limited attention has been paid to the deliberate creation of families formed through forced marriage and the birth of children conceived through sexual violence. In this article, we explore the strategic value and impact of the creation of LRA ‘families’ through the perspectives o…
Children and youth born of conflict-related sexual violence
The meaning of land and place for children born of war in northern Uganda
The abduction and forced marriage of females was a key military strategy of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) during northern Uganda’s civil war (1986–2007). Thousands of abducted girls became pregnant from sexual violence, giving birth to large numbers of children born of war. This article explores the experiences of 85 children born in LRA captivity, with a particular focus on the implications and meaning of both land and place. In the aftermath…
Post-War Stigma, Violence and ‘Kony Children’
The R 2 P framework underscores the responsibility to protect populations caught up in the maelstrom of war and armed conflict, and as such, holds relevance for children born of conflict-related sexual violence. This paper explores the role and framework of R 2 P in relation to children born of conflict-related sexual violence in northern Uganda, a population largely overlooked in the post-war period. Drawing upon the direct experiences and persp…
Post-War Stigma, Violence and ‘Kony Children’
The R 2 P framework underscores the responsibility to protect populations caught up in the maelstrom of war and armed conflict, and as such, holds relevance for children born of conflict-related sexual violence. This paper explores the role and framework of R 2 P in relation to children born of conflict-related sexual violence in northern Uganda, a population largely overlooked in the post-war period. Drawing upon the direct experiences and persp…
The meaning of land and place for children born of war in northern Uganda
The abduction and forced marriage of females was a key military strategy of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) during northern Uganda’s civil war (1986–2007). Thousands of abducted girls became pregnant from sexual violence, giving birth to large numbers of children born of war. This article explores the experiences of 85 children born in LRA captivity, with a particular focus on the implications and meaning of both land and place. In the aftermath…
Post-War Stigma, Violence and ‘Kony Children’
The R 2 P framework underscores the responsibility to protect populations caught up in the maelstrom of war and armed conflict, and as such, holds relevance for children born of conflict-related sexual violence. This paper explores the role and framework of R 2 P in relation to children born of conflict-related sexual violence in northern Uganda, a population largely overlooked in the post-war period. Drawing upon the direct experiences and persp…
The meaning of land and place for children born of war in northern Uganda
The abduction and forced marriage of females was a key military strategy of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) during northern Uganda’s civil war (1986–2007). Thousands of abducted girls became pregnant from sexual violence, giving birth to large numbers of children born of war. This article explores the experiences of 85 children born in LRA captivity, with a particular focus on the implications and meaning of both land and place. In the aftermath…
Children and youth born of conflict-related sexual violence
‘People remained in the LRA partly because they had wives and children’
The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) is well known for the violence it has waged across the African Great Lakes region. While the armed group has been studied extensively, limited attention has been paid to the deliberate creation of families formed through forced marriage and the birth of children conceived through sexual violence. In this article, we explore the strategic value and impact of the creation of LRA ‘families’ through the perspectives o…
Gender, Security, and Conflict (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Peacebuilding and International Security (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works)