From "Rebel" to "Returnee:" Daily Life and Reintegration for Young Soldiers in Northern Uganda

Autor/inn/en	Annan, Jeannie; Brier, Moriah; Aryemo, Filder
Titel	From "Rebel" to "Returnee:" Daily Life and Reintegration for Young Soldiers in Northern Uganda
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescent Research, 24 (2009) 6, S.639-667 (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0743-5584
DOI	10.1177/0743558409350499
Schlagwörter	Young Adults; Adolescents; Veterans; Military Service; Social Integration; Social Psychology; Social Change; Conflict; War; Interviews; Family Attitudes; Integration Readiness; Integration Studies; Uganda + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Kriegsteilnehmer; Veteran; Militärdienst; Soziale Integration; Sozialpsychologie; Sozialer Wandel; Konflikt; Krieg; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Integration disposition; Integrationsbereitschaft; Integrationsspezifische Qualifikation
Abstract	In war's aftermath, many young soldiers attempt to reintegrate and reestablish their lives. Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) programs are a priority intervention for youth in postconflict countries; yet there is little evidence to suggest what aids reintegration. This research uses qualitative methodology to describe the issues salient to adolescents and young adults in daily life after returning from a rebel group in northern Uganda. It explores the process of reintegration with 23 male youth abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and draws on a representative quantitative survey of 741 abducted and nonabducted youth in the region. Participants described returning home, their reception by families and neighbors, feelings after returning, and how they negotiated the transition from being a "rebel" to a "formerly abducted child" and a member of their family and community. (Contains 2 tables and 2 notes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10