Contents
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Part I: Overview
Introduction - Scott Gates and Simon Reich
1. Methodological Problems in the Study of Child Soldiers - Barry Ames
Part II : Ethical, Legal, and International Dimensions
2. An Ethical Perspective on Child Soldiers - Jeff McMahan
3. The Evolution of the United Nations’ Protection Agenda for Children: Applying International Standards - Tonderai W. Chikuhwa
Part III : Alternative Explanations of Child Recruitment
4. No Place to Hide: Refugees, Displaced Persons, and Child Soldier Recruits - Vera Achvarina and Simon Reich
5. Recruiting Children for Armed Conflict - Jens Christopher Andvig and Scott Gates
6. The Enablers of War: Causal Factors behind the Child Soldier Phenomenon - P. W. Singer
7. Child Recruitment in Burma, Sri Lanka, and Nepal - Jo Becker
8. Organizing Minors: The Case of Colombia - Francisco Gutiérrez Sanín
Part IV: Empirical Assessments of Child Soldiers
9. War, Displacement, and the Recruitment of Child Soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo - Sarah Kenyon Lischer
10. Disaggregating the Causal Factors Unique to Child Soldiering: The Case of Liberia - James B. Pugel
11. Girls in Armed Forces and Groups in Angola: Implications for Ethical Research and Reintegration - Michael G. Wessells
Part V: Policies to Stop the Recruitment of Child Soldiers
12. National Policies to Prevent the Recruitment of Child Soldiers - Emily Vargas-Barón
13. Wise Investments in Future Neighbors: Recruitment Deterrence, Human Agency, and Education - Maureen W. McClure and Gonzalo Retamal
14. Ending the Scourge of Child Soldiering: An Indirect Approach - Andrew Mack
Conclusion - Scott Gates and Simon Reich
Notes
References
List of Contributors
Index