Neglect Children and young mothers’ agency in the context of conflict: A review of the experiences of formerly abducted young people in Northern Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorAwich Ochen, Eric
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-10T19:01:39Z
dc.date.available2023-01-10T19:01:39Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThis paper critically examines the experiences of formerly abducted young women during their captivity with the Lord Resistance Army rebels and in the resettlement and reinte-gration period. Special attention is given to their exercise of agency and choices. Using a qualitative design, narrative interviews were conducted with child mothers (N = 21), local and civic actors (N = 17), and the general community through focus groups (N = 10). Data transcripts were analyzed using template analysis methods to derive meanings and increase understanding of the situation. Abducted children faced significant difficulties during their captivity and also during their resettlement and reintegration process, yet they continued to exhibit strong agency to cope with the new realities. Despite these difficulties, opportunities existed which were utilized by the young people, albeit to different degrees depending on each young person’s ability and initiative (agency). Situational factors limiting the child mothers’ agency were identified as embedded within the latter’s environment. This study raises the importance of appreciation of the young women’s agency in both the bush-captivity experience and resettlement and reintegration processes within the community,post-conflict.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOchen, E. A. (2015). Children and young mothers’ agency in the context of conflict: A review of the experiences of formerly abducted young people in Northern Uganda. Child Abuse & Neglect, 42, 183-194. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.01.005en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.01.005
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/6862
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherChild Abuse & Neglecten_US
dc.subjectAgencyen_US
dc.subjectRights violationen_US
dc.subjectAbductionen_US
dc.subjectArmed conflicten_US
dc.subjectReintegrationen_US
dc.subjectSelf-protectionen_US
dc.titleNeglect Children and young mothers’ agency in the context of conflict: A review of the experiences of formerly abducted young people in Northern Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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