Youth in Conflict and Peacebuilding : Mobilization, Reintegration and Reconci...

Description: Youth in Conflict and Peacebuilding : Mobilization, Reintegration and Reconciliation, Hardcover by Özerdem, Alpaslan; Podder, Sukanya, ISBN 023028521X, ISBN-13 9780230285217, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US "Youth in Conflict and Peacebuilding gives weight to the role of youth in peacebuilding, with specific reference to the processes of mobilisation, reintegration and reconciliation. zerdem and Podder reject the pejorative notion of youth as a security threat, a notion that still pervades the literature and practice of peacebuilding. The main objective of this study is, therefore, to provide a new conceptualisation of youth as a harbinger of peace, whether at an international or local adopting a multi-disciplinary approach that identifies key themes in the analysis of its two main case studies of Liberia and Mindanao in the Philippines, this study maps out the debate surrounding the role of youth in post-conflict environments and draws from a wide range of cross-cultural examples. The failure to recognise youths as political actors can result in their contribution to peacebuilding being ignored, wasted and, at best, under-utilised. In recognising their agency as legitimate political actors, zerdem and Podder address the need for a comprehensive understanding of their valuable contribution to peacebuilding"--

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