The Child Soldier in North-South Relations

Author: Macmillan, Lorraine1

Source: International Political Sociology, Volume 3, Number 1, March 2009 , pp. 36-52(17)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

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Abstract:

This paper critiques the hegemonic constructions of child soldiers to be found in civil society and Anglophone media accounts. Close examination of these texts reveals that the discourse mirrors Anglophone imaginaries and preoccupations over childhood rather than the distinctive concerns of child soldiers themselves. It claims that the discourse accomplishes considerable political work in buttressing the international order between the global North and South. Furthermore, it asserts that the discourse operates as a site where wider Anglophone fears over the functioning of its personal, “private” sphere can be rehearsed and disciplined.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-5687.2008.00062.x

Affiliations: 1: University of Cambridge

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