Ventevogel, Peter. "Internet resources on child soldiers & psychosocial issues." Intervention 4.3 (2006): 269-271. The contribution below summarizes some Internet resources on psychosocial aspects of child soldiers that have been proved to be reliable and valuable. Read more
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Furnari, E. (2006). The Nonviolent Peaceforce in Sri Lanka: methods and impact (September 2003-January 2006). Intervention, 4(3), 260-268. Since 2003 the Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) in Sri Lanka has aimed to increase the safety of civilians in Sri Lanka so... Read more
Boothby, N. (2006). What happens when child soldiers grow up? The Mozambique case study. Intervention, 4(3), 244-259. This article offers findings on the first longitudinal study of life outcomes for former child soldiers. Between 1988 and 2004, information was... Read more
Akello, G., Richters, A., & Reis, R. (2006). Reintegration of former child soldiers in northern Uganda: Coming to terms with children's agency and accountability. Intervention, 4(3), 229-243. Reintegration processes of formerly abducted children have yielded limited success in northern... Read more
Specht, I., & Attree, L. (2006). The reintegration of teenage girls and young women. Intervention, 4(3), 219-228. Women combatants are not a homogeneous group. The current approach of many Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) programmes is inappropriate for girls... Read more
Williamson, J. (2006). The disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of child soldiers: social and psychological transformation in Sierra Leone. Intervention, 4(3), 185-205. This article gives an overview of the processes of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of child soldiers in Sierra... Read more
Ager, A., Boothby, N., & Wessells, M. (2007). The use of consensus methodology in determining key research and practice: Development questions in the field of intervention with children associated with fighting forces. Intervention, 5(2), 124-129. Over the course of... Read more
Moor, M. (2007). A new start, an open end. The reintegration of individual demobilized combatants in Colombia. Intervention, 5(3), 191-202. This article is the result of a study carried out by IKV Pax Christi, a government programme that aims... Read more
Stark, L., Ager, A., Wessells, M., & Boothby, N. (2009). Developing culturally relevant indicators of reintegration for girls, formerly associated with armed groups, in Sierra Leone using a participative ranking methodology. Intervention, 7(1), 4-16. This article describes a participative... Read more
Serna, D. R., & Marchand, I. (2011). Agape: a reconciliation initiative by members of civil society and former child-soldiers. Intervention, 9(1), 35-43. ‘Agape’ is a reconciliation project among victims of the armed conflict in Colombia and child-soldiers who, legally,... Read more
