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Conscription and Use of Child Soldiers in Armed Conflicts
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Joel Anwo --- University of Fort Hare, Symphorosa Rembe --- University of Fort Hare, Kola Odeku --- University of Fort Hare,The child soldier issue in Africa is historically unprecedented both in terms of its scope and almost inconceivable levels of abuse of children. The trend is becoming increasingly apparent with non-state armed groups, most of which operate well outside of,... -
The Criminal Liability of Child Soldiers: In Search of a Standard
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Pieter Brits --- Department of Mercantile and Public Law, Faculty of Military Science, Michelle Nel --- Department of Mercantile and Public Law, Faculty of Military Science,Despite the recent focus on the problem of the recruitment and use of child soldiers, there is still no clarity on the criminal liability of child soldiers who participate in conflict. In this article, we analyze the criminal liability of... -
Job Characteristics That Influence the Career Success of Soldiers in the South African National Defence Force: An Analytical Review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nondlela Ditsela --- Stellenbosch Univerity, South Africa Gideon Van Dyk --- Stellenbosch Univerity, South AfricaCareer success for solders is influenced by objective and subjective job qualities including their antecedents and mediators. This article considers the objective and subjective indicators of career success in the context of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF): achievement,... -
Personality Factors Explaining Career Success for Soldiers: An Analytical Review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Gideon Van Dyk --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Nondlela Ditsela --- Stellenbosch University, South AfricaPersonality factors influence career success of soldiers in the military. This article focuses on the diversity and complexity of the nature of the military as a working environment. In this regard the article focuses on general personality characteristics (like locus... -
Traditional Acholi mechanisms for reintegrating Ugandan child abductees
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Eric Awich Ochen --- Department of Social Work and Social Administration, UgandaUsing a mainly qualitative approach, this paper analyses the presence, significance and efficacy of traditional mechanisms for the protection of children from conflicts and other adverse situations. Contemporary child protection debates seem to put emphasis on the western construction of... -
Community reintegrating former child soldiers in Northern Uganda: A qualitative study on the road to recovery
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: James M. Van Leeuwen --- Global Livingston Institute, USA Laurie Miller --- Cornell Institute for Public Affairs, USA Maira Zamir --- Cornell Institute for Public Affairs, USA Ryan Grundy --- Global Livingston Institute, USA Jerry Amanya --- Global Livingston Institute, USA Clifford Chen --- Cornell Institute for Public Affairs, USA Michael Feinberg --- Africa Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, USAThis study aimed to profile the qualities of a holistic community reintegration program for former child soldiers (FCS) in the Lira region of Northern Uganda. Informants were a convenience sample of 37 FCS (age range 17 to 34, mean age...