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Marisa O. Ensor
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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African Children as Political Actors: Child-Inclusive Views on Peacebuilding and Social Change
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Back Matter
Pages 249-262
About this book
With 70 per cent of its people under the age of 30, Africa is the world's youngest continent. African youngsters have been largely characterized as either vulnerable victims of the frequent humanitarian crises that plague their homelands, or as violent militarized youth and 'troubled' gang members. Young people's contributions to processes of educational provision, peace building and participatory human development in Africa are often ignored. While acknowledging the profound challenges associated with growing up in an environment of uncertainty and deprivation, African Childhoods sheds light on African children's often constructive engagement with a variety of societal conditions, adverse or otherwise, and their ability to positively influence their own lives and those of others.
About the authors
KRISTEN CHENEY International Institute of Social Studies, The Netherlands
CATI COE Rutgers University, USA
ELENA COLONNA Istituto de Educação, Universidade do Minho, Portugal
C. NANA DERBY Virginia State University, USA
BRADLEY E. ENSOR Eastern Michigan University, USA
ANDREW EPSTEIN University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
LAUREL FELT Réseau Africain d'Education pour la Santé, Senegal
FRANCIS GODWYLL Rhodes University, South Africa
JULIA R. HANEBRINK Minority Health International Research Training
TRICIA M. REDEKER HEPNER University of Tennessee, USA
HANNAH HÖCHNER University of Development, University of Oxford, UK
JOHN IDRISS LAHAI University of New England, Australia
SIPHOKAZI MAGADLA Rhodes University, South Africa
BONODJI NAKO University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA
ALEXANDRE RIDEAU Réseau Africain d'Education pour la Santé, Senegal
ALANYA J. SMITH Minority Health International Research Training
THERESE MUNGAH SHALO TCHOMBE Center for Research in Child and Family Development, University of Buea, Cameroon
TAMMY Y. WATKINS Organization for Tropical Studies
BETHANY WILINSKI University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA