Title
Child soldiers: an end in sight for Africa?
Abstract
This paper discusses the problem of child soldiering, specifically the child
soldiering occurring on the continent of Africa. It gives a detailed overview of all aspects
of child soldiering and the conflicts involving child soldiers in African countries. This
paper explores the push-pull factors that lead children to become child soldiers. It follows
these child soldiers from life within the armed group to life upon leaving the armed
group, where upon these children enter rehabilitation centers, and finally seek
reintegration back into society.
It also looks at the reasons for some of the conflicts involving child soldiers,
pointing out how part of this crisis stems from colonialism. This paper also asks the
question of how to stop this crisis, and examines what developed nations are doing to
stop child soldiering while claiming that the ultimate responsibility for the issue lies
within Africa.
Description
University of Minnesota M.A. thesis. December 2009. Major: Criminology. Advisor: Dr. John Arthur. 1 computer file (PDF); v, 106 pages. Ill. map (col.)
Suggested Citation
Meyer, Karen Joy.
(2009).
Child soldiers: an end in sight for Africa?.
Retrieved from the University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy,
https://hdl.handle.net/11299/59923.