Definitions of Child Recruitment and Use in Armed Conflict

Challenges for Early Warning

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ID12610702
AuthorsMichelle Legassicke (Dalhousie University), Dustin Johnson (0000-0001-6016-5147, School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden and Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security at Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, corresponding author), Catherine Gribbin (Canadian Red Cross, Ottawa, ON, Canada)
Year2023
Volume26
Issue3
Pages430-454
Publication date2023-04-25
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCivil Wars (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1369-8249 • E-ISSN: 1743-968X
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13698249.2023.2167042
OpenAlexW4366986885
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited31

The recruitment and use of children during armed violence is a serious concern in contemporary conflicts, and early warning systems (EWS) can help prevent, not just ameliorate, the resulting harm to children. Effective EWS need to consider recruitment patterns, children’s experiences, relevant legal and political definitions, and data sources. This paper engages with complexities raised by the interaction of legal, experiential, and social scientific dimensions of the recruitment and use of children through analysing the humanitarian and legal definitions of the recruitment of children in conflicts, datasets on armed conflict, and the issue of large-scale violence by organised criminal groups

Armed conflict · Criminology · Harm · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Warning system · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Global Security and Public Health · Health and Conflict Studies · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology

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