Martuscelli, P.N. orcid.org/0000-0003-2611-2513 and Villa, R.D. orcid.org/0000-0002-8751-6020 (2018) Child soldiers as peace-builders in Colombian peace talks between the government and the FARC–EP. Conflict, Security & Development, 18 (5). pp. 387-408. ISSN 1467-8802
Abstract
Children, especially girls, are considered victims in armed conflicts. Children who participate in conflicts, as combatants, sexual servants, spies, informants and messengers, may be considered perpetrators of atrocities. These two classifications of children in armed conflicts do not consider their roles as agents who may also participate in peace-building efforts. This paper analyses how children involved in armed conflicts are classified and represented in the current peace agreement between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia–People’s Army (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia–Ejército del Pueblo). We aim to understand if children are recognised in this peace process as participants and, in some capacity, as peace-builders. Dialoguing with the literature on critical security studies and childhood studies, we conduct a critical discourse analysis of the peace agreement documents. The study of the Colombian case enables an empirical analysis in which child soldiers are categorised as victims with the possibility of participating in peace-building and, at the same time, as potential challengers to the peace process.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 King's College London. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Conflict, Security and Development. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Colombia; final agreements; child soldiers; armed conflict; FARC–EP |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Politics and International Relations (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 25 Oct 2023 08:50 |
Last Modified: | 25 Oct 2023 08:50 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Informa UK Limited |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/14678802.2018.1511164 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:204586 |