Description
Political violence has disrupted the lives of millions of children around the world. Responding to the gravity and scale of this phenomenon, this volume is intended to stimulate discussion and research on children's exposure to political violence and its psycho-social effects. It brings together for the first time in a single volume three areas of scientific activity in different disciplines: research on effects, programs for intervention, and laws and policy for prevention of political violence to children.Section I presents reviews of research on children exposed to political violence, including child soldiers and refugee children, as well as an examination of methodology and ethics. Section II contains research on interventions with children exposed to political violence, including individual therapy and school, family, and community interventions. Section III covers legal and social issues in deterring the recruitment of children to violent causes and protecting children in armed conflict. Pulling together the work of leading scholars and practitioners in the social sciences and international law, this volume argues that the prevention of political violence to children is possible, and it provides a crucial basis for ideas for prevention.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Michael WessellsIntroduction: Integration of knowledge on children and political violenceCharles W. Greenbaum, Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia, and Carolyn HamiltonPart I: Major issues in research on the exposure of children to political violenceChapter 1. Developmental Aspects of Political Violence: Attachment Theoretical ApproachRaija-Leena PunamakiChapter 2. Growing up with Fear: The Impact of Terrorism and Political Violence on the Development of ChildrenJames Garbarino, Amy Governale, and Danielle NesiChapter 3. A Systematic Review of the Socio-Economic Effects of Exposure to Political ConflictSami H. Miaari and Amit LoewenthalChapter 4. Ethical and Methodological Considerations for Researching Children Exposed to Political Violence Cyril Bennouna and Lindsay StarkChapter 5. Effects of Political Violence Exposure on the Family and Parenting Environment: The Case of Palestinians and IsraelisEric F. Dubow, Lynnel C. Goodman, Paul Boxer, Erika Y. Niwa, L. Rowell Huesmann, Simha Landau, Shira Dvir Gvirsman, Khalil Shikaki, and Cathy SmithChapter 6. The Relationship between the Exposure of Palestinian Adolescents to Cumulative Political Violence and the Development of Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms: A Study of the Moderating Effects of Age, Gender, and Parenting StylesMuhammad M. Haj-Yahia and Charles W. GreenbaumChapter 7. Paying Attention to the Children: The Intergenerational Transmission of Father's Traumatic Wartime CaptivityZahava Solomon, Gadi Zerach, and Alana SiegelChapter 8. The Development of Moral Thinking in Youth Exposed to War-related ViolenceCecilia WainrybChapter 9. Children Born of War in Northern Uganda: Stigma, Marginalization, and ResistanceMyriam DenovChapter 10. "My Heart Feels Chained": The Effects of Economic Precarity on Syrian Refugee Parents Living in LebanonBree Akesson and Dena BadawiPart II: Interventions for enabling resilience in the face of political violenceChapter 11. Self-Regulation Capacities in Children Exposed to Trauma and Political ViolenceSophie Brickman, Meir Fox, and Ruth Pat-HorenczykChapter 12. Teachers as Agents of Clinical Practice during Armed ConflictMichelle Slone, Yael Mayer, and Ayelet GiladyChapter 13. Empowering Culturally Diverse Populations Affected by Violence: Realizing the Promise of Strengthening Family InterventionsJordan Farrar and Theresa BetancourtChapter 14. Promoting resilience in children exposed to war and political violence by strengthening parenting Abigail Gewirtz, Hayley Anne Rahl-Brigman, and Kate SenichChapter 15. Therapeutic Interventions with Israeli Children Exposed to Continuous Traumatic Stress of Political ViolenceTamar LaviPart III: Prevention of harm to children and families from political violence: Law and Public PolicyChapter 16. Children not Soldiers: Preventing the Recruitment and Use of Children by Armed Forces and GroupsFrancesca CaponeChapter 17. The Role of the International Criminal Court in the Prevention of Exposure of Children to Political ViolenceGloria-Atiba DaviesChapter 18. Transitional Justice and Children: Prioritizing Child Protection and Education ReformCecile Aptel, Saudamini Siegrist, and Friedrich AffolterChapter 19. Gendering Security: The Role of Young Women and Girls in Terrorism and (Countering) Violent ExtremismElizabeth YarrowChapter 20. Conclusion: Research, Intervention, and Prevention of Children's Exposure to Political Violence : The Role of the Social Sciences and International lawCharles W. Greenbaum, Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia, and Carolyn Hamilton
