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Violence and Vulnerability: Children’s Strategies and the Logic of Violence in Burundi
Author(s) -
Hendriks Tanja D,
Reis Ria,
Sostakova Marketa,
Berckmoes Lidewyde H
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
children and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-0860
pISSN - 0951-0605
DOI - 10.1111/chso.12349
Subject(s) - vulnerability (computing) , omnipresence , context (archaeology) , structural violence , qualitative research , criminology , psychology , sociology , geography , political science , social science , politics , computer security , computer science , philosophy , archaeology , epistemology , law
This study explores how children in conflict‐affected Burundi deal with violence in their everyday lives. Focusing on schools as a context in which children are prepared for further roles in society, child‐centred, qualitative and mixed‐methods research was conducted at 36 primary schools throughout Burundi. Findings reveal that children use a variety of strategies to deal with violence they encounter. These strategies reflect a learned ‘logic of violence’, matching dynamics of violence and vulnerability in society at large. Children’s strategies are ultimately aimed at reducing vulnerability to (future) violence and indicative of the omnipresence of violence and uncertainty in Burundi.