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Gender, Conflict and Reintegration in Uganda

Abducted Girls, Returning Women

Allen Kiconco (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa)

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English
Routledge
31 May 2023
This book explores what happened when the tens of thousands of girls (now women) abducted by Lord’s Resistance Army and inducted into their campaign of violence against the Ugandan government, returned home.

Drawing on extensive original research, the author considers the challenges which the formerly abducted women have encountered upon their return, the strategies which have been used to aid their reintegration, and the enduring stigma of abduction which they continue to suffer from. The author demonstrates that ‘home’, a place of hope and comfort, can also be a hostile environment which leaves formerly abducted women in precarious and vulnerable situations. The many shortcomings in the reintegration process have serious implications for the prospects of post-conflict reconstruction.

Analysing reintegration as a long-term and dynamic process which involves complex negotiations and exchanges between hosting communities and formerly abducted women, this book will be of interest to scholars, policymakers and practitioners working in the fields of post-conflict reconstruction, African politics and gender and conflict.

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Imprint:   Routledge
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm,  Spine: 11mm
Weight:   453g
ISBN:   9781032023083
ISBN 10:   1032023082
Series:   Routledge Studies on Gender and Sexuality in Africa
Pages:   200
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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