Description
- The authors have written about some of these findings in various channels, including a case study on the “Case of Medellin” for the “Missing Peace: Independent Progress Study on Youth, Peace, and Security”, written for the United Nations after the adoption of resolution 2250 in 2015.
- Most of the literature explains the condition of youth in conflict zones tend to reduce them to the victim-victimizer dichotomy. This book tells stories of youth in conflict zones, and through their life history the authors theorize about what constitutes being a youth in a conflict zone. This approach sheds light on what these youth enjoy, desire, fear, how they see the world and the future, to be able to understand peace and peacebuilding from a broader perspective.
- Expands the current understanding of youth by considering the condition of “youthness,” from the perspectives of youth themselves.
- Although the emphasis is on individual testimonies, the research gives ample opportunity to appreciate the contextual diversity in the local regional social processes beyond Colombia.
- There are many academic programs centering their work on this subject matter, including: Negotiation and Conflict Resolution master’s program at Columbia University; Peace and Conflict Studies master’s program at Rutgers University; Peace and Conflict Studies master’s program at University of Oslo; Peacebuilding master’s program at Universidad de Los Andes (Colombia).
Book Information
ISBN 9781032313078
Author Joan C. Lopez
Format Paperback
Page Count 164
Imprint Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
