Thrilled to share my first publication of 2026, "'What happened? Where are they?' Producing Counter-Knowledge in the Aftermath of Atrocity." This one is special. I had the privilege of writing about my friend and collaborator Dino Estevao for Third Text. It is open access doi.org/10.1080/0952...

Thrilled to share my first publication of 2026, "'What happened? Where are they?' Producing Counter-Knowledge in the Aftermath of Atrocity." This one is special. I had the privilege of writing about my friend and collaborator Dino Estevao for Third Text. It is open access doi.org/10.1080/0952...

Recent publication from our postdoc leading the southern African and Angolan case study. Check it out!

Recent publication from our postdoc leading the southern African and Angolan case study. Check it out!

For those of you in Kimberley and the Northern Cape, I’d like to extend an invitation to my public lecture at Sol Plaatje University tomorrow at 1 PM. See you there!

Red Hand Day 2025: Historical Perspectives on Child Soldiers news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...

Websites and reports on the use of children in conflict that may be of interest: UNSRSGCAAC childrenandarmedconflict.un.org/six-grave-vi...

A selection of films illustrating the issue of child soldiering in different contexts: Neil Abrahamson, Soldier Child (1998) Edward Zwick, Blood Diamond (2006) Invisible Children, Invisible Children: Rough Cut (2006) Christopher Quinn, God Grew Tired of Us (2006) Newton Aduaka, Ezra (2007)

Some novels covering the use of children in conflicts. Abani, Chris, Song for Night (New York: Akashic, 2007). Adiche, Chimamanda, Half a Yellow Sun (London: Harper Perennial, 2007). Bandele, Biyi, Burma Boy (London: Vintage, 2008).

Memoirs of former child soldiers. Their poignant experiences highlight the need to stop the use of children in armed conflicts. Adut, Deng Thiat & Mckelvey, Songs of a War Boy: My Story (Sydney : Hatchett, 2015). ISBN: 9780733636516

The Children of War team has recently published different blogs on children and armed conflicts, including: Chessie Baldwin, ‘Reimagining the ‘Lost Boys of Sudan’ (2024), childrenofwar.exeter.ac.uk/2024/06/27/p...

In ‘Mapping Children and Armed Conflict violations: Unpacking the numbers’, Phoebe Shambaugh and Chessie Baldwin discuss the evolution of monitoring violations against children in armed conflicts and some of the methodological challenges around the numbers of child soldiers.

Ce matin, à l’occasion de la journée internationale contre l’utilisation d’enfants-soldats, Marie-Luce Desgrandchamps (Université de Genève), co-directrice de Children of War, s’est entretenue avec Guillaume Erner (Matins France Culture, Radio France).

This morning, Marie-Luce Desgrandchamps (University of Geneva), co-Principal Investigator of Children of War, spoke to Guillaume Erner (Matins France Culture, Radio France). You can listen to the interview again here: www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...

Here are some scholarly resources on child soldiering that may be of interest: Jana Tabak, The Child and the World: Child Soldiers and the Claim for Progress (2020) doi.org/10.2307/j.ct...

My first blog for @childrenofwar.bsky.social considers images from @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social that visualize militarized childhoods in the age of southern African decolonization. childrenofwar.exeter.ac.uk/2025/01/16/e...

Today we are launching our Children of War website: childrenofwar.exeter.ac.uk The website includes recent blogs from some of our team members.

Today is February 12th, international Red Hand Day. Unfortunately there are over 250,000 child soldiers worldwide. www.redhandday.org/en/

David Yambio: From child soldier to activist (part 1) www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6195... via @InfoMigrants

Theresa S. Betancourt's new book considers how former child soldiers heal post-war. www.sciencenews.org/article/shad...

The Long Wait of Thomas Kwoyelo from @newint.bsky.social newint.org/long-wait-th... This article pairs well with @erinbaines.bsky.social's article "Complex political perpetrators: reflections on Dominic Ongwen" Read it here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Court ruling on Belgium’s conduct in colonial Africa hailed as turning point

One in two Sudanese children exposed to war: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2024/04... @newhumanitarian.bsky.social

Ending the exploitation cycle of child soldiers in Africa futures.issafrica.org/blog/2024/En...

Check this out from @otherwisemag.bsky.social! www.otherwisemag.com/junctions?ut...