Childhood, youth and violence in global contexts : research and practice in dialogue / edited by Karen Wells, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK, Erica Burman, University of Manchester, UK, Heather Montgomery, The Open University, UK, Alison Watson, University of St Andrews, UK.
Title
Childhood, youth and violence in global contexts : research and practice in dialogue / edited by Karen Wells, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK, Erica Burman, University of Manchester, UK, Heather Montgomery, The Open University, UK, Alison Watson, University of St Andrews, UK.
Publication
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
"The common-sense understanding of childhood as a protected space has led to violence against and by children being understood as spectacular or exceptional. In contrast, this edited collection shows how violence enters into ordinary, routine practices of childhood and children's experiences. It brings together academic and practitioner points of view to understand how violence is enacted against children in infancy, adolescence, in school, in care, at home and on the street. Each topic is addressed in one chapter by an academic and in the next chapter by a practitioner, to draw out and explore the differences and similarities between academic and practitioner perspectives. Wells' and Montgomery's introduction brings these viewpoints together and argues that violence against children can be related to issues of social recognition, particularly at the start and end of childhood and in contexts of poverty"--
1. Everyday Violence and Social Recognition / Karen Wells and Heather Montgomery -- 2. After the End of Days: Childhood, Catastrophe and the Violence of Everyday Life in Post-Earthquake Haiti / J. Christopher Kovats-Bernat -- 3. The Pervasive Nature of Violence in the Day-to-Day Lives of Street Children / Nelly Ali -- 4. A Hard Hand for the Sake of God: The Distinction Between Positive and Negative Violence in Faith-Based Childcare / Sylvia Meichsner -- 5. The Role of Residential Homes in the Care of Orphans Affected by HIV / Amandine Bollinger -- 6. First Acts of Small Violence: Reflections on Breastfeeding and Enemas in West Africa / Alma Gottlieb -- 7. Young Children and Conflict Resolution / Trefor Lloyd -- 8. Everyday Violence and War in the Kivus, DRC / Claudia Seymour -- 9. How does Conflict and Violence Impact upon Children and their Education? Experiences and Learning from the Humanitarian Field / Deborah Haines.