Title:
Comparative Study of Child Soldiering on Myanmar-China Border
Editor(s)/Author(s):
Kai CHEN
Year:
2014
Publisher(s):
Springer Verlag
Abstract:
From comparative perspective, this book explores the dynamics of child soldiering on the Myanmar-China border (i.e., Kachin and Shan States of Myanmar). At the same time, this book examines the structural factors and specific relationships between child soldiers, which have impacts on child soldiering. This book reveals that Myanmar has limited power to reduce child soldiering on the Myanmar-China border, and there is no optimal solution for reducing child soldiering in the near future. Instead, the book introduces the “transnational public-private partnership” approach as a “second best” solution and proposes suitable countermeasures for all the stakeholders.
Contents:
- Introduction
- Research Methodology
- Research Approach
- Research Method
- Research Sources
- Research Scope
- Child Soldiering on Myanmar-China Border
- Definition of Child Soldiering
- Historical Context of Child Soldiering in Myanmar
- Current Situation of Child Soldiering
- Negative Consequences of Child Soldiering on Myanmar-China Border
- Structural Factors of Child Soldiering
- Decentralization of Security
- Inadequate Manpower Resources
- Insufficient Legal Enforcement
- Displacement of Children
- Stateless Children
- Chronic Poverty
- Why Children are Involved in Armed Conflicts?
- Victim-Coercer Relationship
- Patron-Client Relationship
- Comradeship
- Why Other Children are not Recruited?
- Disabled Children
- Child Labor
- Children Seeking Evacuation
- Transnational Public-Private Partnership: A “Second Best” Solution for Reducing Child Soldiering
- Why There is No Optimal Solution for Reducing Child Soldiering?
- Transnational PPP: A “Second Best” Solution of Reducing Child Soldiering
- Possible Countermeasures to Govern Child Soldiering
- Enforcing Discipline
- Building Mutual Trust
- Extending Flexibilities
- Improving Protective Mechanism
- Raising International Awareness
- Initiatives of Private Sector
- Conclusion and Outlook
- About the Author
