Through the Looking Glass: An Analysis of the Portrayals of Child Soldiers through the Lenses of Community Members and Key Stakeholders

This thesis explores the construction and deployment of global representations of child soldiers. The main argument is that understanding the representation of child soldiers by unravelling the way it is constructed has an important impact on policy applications when addressing child soldiers. In br...

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Autor principal: Arici, Claudia (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
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Publicado: 2020
En:Año: 2020
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