Child Soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Revisiting ‘Reintegration‘ through a Psycho-Social Framework
| dc.contributor.author | Arpita Mitra | |
| dc.date | 2019 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-01-23T19:30:21Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-01-23T19:30:21Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The paper assesses ‘reintegration‘ mechanisms implemented for child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the overall Disarmament-Demobilisation-Reintegration (DDR) programme. It re-visits the ‘macro-level success‘ claimed by DDR mechanisms in DRC internationally and focuses on evaluation strategies at the ‘micro-level‘ implementation of the said objectives. The paper advances a psycho-social assessment of reintegration of child soldiers considering their complex identities as ‘victim-perpetrator-bystander‘. Identifying the gaps between individual experiences of war trauma (psychological breakdown) and community reintegration (social reintegration, discrimination, and stigma), the paper conceptualises reintegration measures vis-à -vis children‘s psycho-social needs and greater community involvement. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2371-4395 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.15273/allons-y.v3i0.10060 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10222/85708 | |
| dc.publisher | Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Allons-Y: Journal of Children Peace and Security | |
| dc.title | Child Soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Revisiting ‘Reintegration‘ through a Psycho-Social Framework | |
| dc.type | Article |