Young people have been at the forefront of political conflict in many parts of the world, even when it has turned violent. In some of those situations, for a va

Writing That Breaks Stones: African Child Soldier Narratives is a critical examination of six memoirs and six novels written by and about young adults from Afri

This book examines the role of social process and routinised violence in the use of underaged soldiers in the country now known as South Sudan during the twenty

Child soldiers are generally perceived as faultless, passive victims. This ignores that the roles of child soldiers vary, from innocent abductee to wilful perpe

This book investigates how, while children used as soldiers are primarily perceived as victims of offences against international law, they also commit war atroc