Constructing Soldiers from Boys in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2388050 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jill Trenholm (0000-0002-1314-2943, Uppsala University, corresponding author), Pia Olsson (0000-0002-1736-8333, Uppsala University), Martha Blomqvist (Uppsala University), Beth-Maina Ahlberg (0009-0008-1304-7875, Uppsala University), Beth Maina Ahlberg (0000-0003-1670-2843, Uppsala University) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 203-227 |
| Publication date | 2013-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Men and Masculinities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1097-184X • E-ISSN: 1552-6828 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1097184x12470113 |
| OpenAlex | W2130947673 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 34 |
This study is part of an ethnography focusing on war rape in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where child soldiers are both victims and perpetrators of violence. Twelve ex-child soldier boys, aged thirteen to eighteen years, from a reintegration facility were interviewed about their soldiering experiences and their perspectives on sexual violence. Transcripts were analyzed using thematic analysis. Conceptual frameworks of militarized masculine identity and gender-based violence guided the process. Results revealed the systematic and violent construction of children into soldiers, inculcating a 'militarized masculinity'; a rigid set of stereotypical hypermasculinized behaviors promoting dominance by violating, sexually and otherwise, the subordinate 'other.' This was achieved through terrorizing/coercing, use of indigenous preparations, substance abuse, and forbidden reflection. This article presents a more contextualized complex view of the violent perpetrator whose behaviors are a manifestation of the modes and mechanisms in which society has constructed/reconstructed gender, ethnicity, and class, and the power dynamics therein
Criminology · Democracy · Ethnography · Masculinity · Political science · Politics · Qualitative research · Sexual violence · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.92 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |