Krijn Peters
Biographic Data
| ID | 85115 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Krijn Peters |
| GIVEN NAMES | Krijn |
| FAMILY NAME | Peters |
| SIGNATURE | PETERS K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Swansea University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5135-375X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 149 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Rural–urban connectivity strengthens agrarian peace
Rural‐based insurgencies disrupted the forest margins of Upper West Africa in the 1990s. A subsequent return to peace was accompanied by strong growth in small‐scale trade in foodstuffs and other agrarian produce in high demand in towns. Motor cycle taxis are a feature of this increased rural–urban market integration. It was a mode of transport pioneered by ex‐combatants. Where rural women were once attacked by rural young men without job prospec…
Myriam Denov, Child Soldiers
Additional informationNotes on contributorsKrijn PetersDr. Krijn Peters is an Associate Professor in Armed Conflict and Post-War Reconstruction in the Department of Political & Cultural Studies at Swansea University. E-mail: [email protected]
Youth, Wars and Violence in West Africa
Being plagued for decades by political tension, structural violence and armed conflict, recently the West African coastal region moved a step closer towards political stability and sustainable peace. This article assesses the wars in Guinea‐Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Cote d’Ivoire and the role of young people in these. It is argued that young people experienced a crisis prior to the conflicts: the patrimonial structured states were no long…
Generating Rebels And Soldiers
There seems little doubt that the oppressive and collapsing Sierra Leonean state contributed to the outbreak of the country's decade-long armed conflict. However, according to Sierra Leonean ex-combatants there was an additional crisis; widespread exploitation of young people's labour by rural elites misusing customary law. This chapter reviews evidence concerning the history of the rural society, and the role of the state in shaping that history…
War and the Crisis of Youth in Sierra Leone
The armed conflict in Sierra Leone and the extreme violence of the main rebel faction - the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) - have challenged scholars and members of the international community to come up with explanations. Up to this point, though, conclusions about the nature of the war are mainly drawn from accounts of civilian victims and commentators who had access to only one side of the war. The present study addresses this currently inco…
The Crisis of Youth in Postwar Sierra Leone
Rebellion and Agrarian Tensions in Sierra Leone
This paper assesses the extent to which customary governance in Sierra Leone can be held responsible for an increasingly unstable two-class agrarian society. A case is made for regarding the civil war (1991-2002) as being an eruption of long-term, entrenched agrarian tensions exacerbated by chiefly rule. Evidence is presented to suggest that the main rebel movement embodied in its plans to reorganize agricultural production some grasp of these lo…
Insecure spaces
London, New York: Zed Books, 2009, ISBN 978-1-84277-886-9 Hb, 189 pages
Reintegration Support for Young Ex‐Combatants
Under‐age and youthful combatants are the major participants in contemporary African conflicts and, therefore, the largest group to be disarmed, demobilized and reintegrated when peace agreements are signed. Programmes to support this process, so‐called disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programmes, usually have two main objectives: 1) to reduce security risks; and 2) make ex‐combatants less dependent upon their home communities …
Navigating terrains of war
Understanding Recent African Wars
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Jeunes combattants parlant de la guerre et de la paix en Sierra Leone
When they Say Soldiers are Rebels, ifs a Lie": Young Fighters Talk about War and Peace in Sierra Leone. - Anthropologists have lately begun to report the voices of victims of Africa's recent conflicts but little attention has so far been given to the experiences and interpretations of the actual combatants, many of whom fall within the age range 10-18. Young people are among the major victims of recession, structural adjustment and war. Many have…
Why we fight
Young people are the major participants in most wars. In the African civil wars of the last twenty years combatants have become increasingly youthful. Some forces are made up largely of young teenagers; combatants may sometimes be as young as 8 or 10, and girl fighters are increasingly common. The trend to more youthful combatants also reflects the discovery that children-their social support disrupted by war-make brave and loyal fighters; the co…
Why we fight
Young people are the major participants in most wars. In the African civil wars of the last twenty years combatants have become increasingly youthful. Some forces are made up largely of young teenagers; combatants may sometimes be as young as 8 or 10, and girl fighters are increasingly common. The trend to more youthful combatants also reflects the discovery that children-their social support disrupted by war-make brave and loyal fighters; the co…
Rebellion and Agrarian Tensions in Sierra Leone
This paper assesses the extent to which customary governance in Sierra Leone can be held responsible for an increasingly unstable two-class agrarian society. A case is made for regarding the civil war (1991-2002) as being an eruption of long-term, entrenched agrarian tensions exacerbated by chiefly rule. Evidence is presented to suggest that the main rebel movement embodied in its plans to reorganize agricultural production some grasp of these lo…
Reintegration Support for Young Ex‐Combatants
Under‐age and youthful combatants are the major participants in contemporary African conflicts and, therefore, the largest group to be disarmed, demobilized and reintegrated when peace agreements are signed. Programmes to support this process, so‐called disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programmes, usually have two main objectives: 1) to reduce security risks; and 2) make ex‐combatants less dependent upon their home communities …
Insecure spaces
London, New York: Zed Books, 2009, ISBN 978-1-84277-886-9 Hb, 189 pages
Navigating terrains of war
Understanding Recent African Wars
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The Crisis of Youth in Postwar Sierra Leone
Jeunes combattants parlant de la guerre et de la paix en Sierra Leone
When they Say Soldiers are Rebels, ifs a Lie": Young Fighters Talk about War and Peace in Sierra Leone. - Anthropologists have lately begun to report the voices of victims of Africa's recent conflicts but little attention has so far been given to the experiences and interpretations of the actual combatants, many of whom fall within the age range 10-18. Young people are among the major victims of recession, structural adjustment and war. Many have…
Jeunes combattants parlant de la guerre et de la paix en Sierra Leone
When they Say Soldiers are Rebels, ifs a Lie": Young Fighters Talk about War and Peace in Sierra Leone. - Anthropologists have lately begun to report the voices of victims of Africa's recent conflicts but little attention has so far been given to the experiences and interpretations of the actual combatants, many of whom fall within the age range 10-18. Young people are among the major victims of recession, structural adjustment and war. Many have…
Why we fight
Young people are the major participants in most wars. In the African civil wars of the last twenty years combatants have become increasingly youthful. Some forces are made up largely of young teenagers; combatants may sometimes be as young as 8 or 10, and girl fighters are increasingly common. The trend to more youthful combatants also reflects the discovery that children-their social support disrupted by war-make brave and loyal fighters; the co…
Reintegration Support for Young Ex‐Combatants
Under‐age and youthful combatants are the major participants in contemporary African conflicts and, therefore, the largest group to be disarmed, demobilized and reintegrated when peace agreements are signed. Programmes to support this process, so‐called disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programmes, usually have two main objectives: 1) to reduce security risks; and 2) make ex‐combatants less dependent upon their home communities …
Navigating terrains of war
Understanding Recent African Wars
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Insecure spaces
London, New York: Zed Books, 2009, ISBN 978-1-84277-886-9 Hb, 189 pages
Generating Rebels And Soldiers
There seems little doubt that the oppressive and collapsing Sierra Leonean state contributed to the outbreak of the country's decade-long armed conflict. However, according to Sierra Leonean ex-combatants there was an additional crisis; widespread exploitation of young people's labour by rural elites misusing customary law. This chapter reviews evidence concerning the history of the rural society, and the role of the state in shaping that history…
War and the Crisis of Youth in Sierra Leone
The armed conflict in Sierra Leone and the extreme violence of the main rebel faction - the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) - have challenged scholars and members of the international community to come up with explanations. Up to this point, though, conclusions about the nature of the war are mainly drawn from accounts of civilian victims and commentators who had access to only one side of the war. The present study addresses this currently inco…
The Crisis of Youth in Postwar Sierra Leone
Rebellion and Agrarian Tensions in Sierra Leone
This paper assesses the extent to which customary governance in Sierra Leone can be held responsible for an increasingly unstable two-class agrarian society. A case is made for regarding the civil war (1991-2002) as being an eruption of long-term, entrenched agrarian tensions exacerbated by chiefly rule. Evidence is presented to suggest that the main rebel movement embodied in its plans to reorganize agricultural production some grasp of these lo…
Youth, Wars and Violence in West Africa
Being plagued for decades by political tension, structural violence and armed conflict, recently the West African coastal region moved a step closer towards political stability and sustainable peace. This article assesses the wars in Guinea‐Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Cote d’Ivoire and the role of young people in these. It is argued that young people experienced a crisis prior to the conflicts: the patrimonial structured states were no long…
Myriam Denov, Child Soldiers
Additional informationNotes on contributorsKrijn PetersDr. Krijn Peters is an Associate Professor in Armed Conflict and Post-War Reconstruction in the Department of Political & Cultural Studies at Swansea University. E-mail: [email protected]
Rural–urban connectivity strengthens agrarian peace
Rural‐based insurgencies disrupted the forest margins of Upper West Africa in the 1990s. A subsequent return to peace was accompanied by strong growth in small‐scale trade in foodstuffs and other agrarian produce in high demand in towns. Motor cycle taxis are a feature of this increased rural–urban market integration. It was a mode of transport pioneered by ex‐combatants. Where rural women were once attacked by rural young men without job prospec…
Political science (13 works) · Law (10 works) · Sierra leone (10 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Development economics (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Economics (6 works) · Peacebuilding and International Security (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Ethnology (5 works)