Marriage for the ‘New Woman’ from the Lord's Resistance Army: Experiences of female ex-abductees in Acholi region of Uganda☆

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dc.contributor.authorKiconco, Allen
dc.contributor.authorNthakomwa, Martin
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-20T20:36:40Z
dc.date.available2022-01-20T20:36:40Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractA number of studies have documented and analyzed forced marriage patterns and realities of girls within the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). However, the impact of wartime abduction, captivity and forced marriage on forging and sustaining post-LRA marriage relationships has been under-researched. This article contributes to addressing this gap by examining how stigma against female LRA ex-abductees influences their prospects for choices in marriage as they seek to reintegrate in communities of Uganda. Drawing on findings from Acholi area of northern Uganda, the article discusses how cultural and traditional perspectives stigmatize female ex-abductees, considered as ‘unacceptable’, ‘stained’ and therefore ‘unmarriageable’. The findings suggest that stigma adversely affects access to key community relationships such as marriage, thereby hindering social and economic opportunities for recovery and reintegration among the female ex-abductees in Uganda.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKiconco, A., & Nthakomwa, M. (2018, May). Marriage for the ‘New Woman’from the Lord's Resistance Army: Experiences of female ex-abductees in Acholi region of Uganda. In Women's Studies International Forum (Vol. 68, pp. 65-74). Pergamon. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2018.02.008en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2018.02.008
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1360
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWomen's Studies International Forumen_US
dc.subjectGirls and conflictsen_US
dc.subjectPost-war reintegrationen_US
dc.subjectPost-LRA marriageen_US
dc.subjectStigmatizationen_US
dc.subjectGender and rights Ugandaen_US
dc.titleMarriage for the ‘New Woman’ from the Lord's Resistance Army: Experiences of female ex-abductees in Acholi region of Uganda☆en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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