Kai Chen

Gebundenes Buch

Children Affected by Armed Conflict in the Borderlands of Myanmar

2021 and Beyond

Beschreibung

This book focuses on children affected by armed conflict in the borderlands of Myanmar since the regime-change event in 2021. In the borderlands of this country, uncountable children have been killed or maimed by indiscriminate weapons, raids, artillery bombardments and air strikes. Concerning the Burmese children living in the rest of Myanmar, they have been exposed to feelings of insecurity and growing anxieties caused by deadly bombings and assassinations. No place in Myanmar is immune from armed conflict. Many displaced Burmese children fled into the neighboring countries, which did not ratify the 1951 Refugee Convention. With no refugee status, some displaced children faced the risk of being arrested and deported. Some displaced children became victims of human trafficking, or led a life of vagrancy. The stakeholders responsible for protecting children from armed conflict, have been promoting Myanmar towards reconciliation in their own ways. However, the stakeholders hadto deal with three obstacles, that is, lack of consensus, insufficient cohesion and funding gap. When a national ceasefire is unavailable in Myanmar, the conflicting parties would probably welcome a humanitarian ceasefire in the borderlands of this country, rather than wearing each other out. In the case of Myanmar, a humanitarian ceasefire should be composed of three parts: immediate access to victims of armed conflict, safe passage of civilians, and release of detainees in batches. If everything goes well, an agreement for a humanitarian ceasefire in the borderlands of Myanmar, would be followed with peace talks in the foreseeable future.

Autor

Kai CHEN, Ph.D., is an assistant professor at the School of International Relations, Xiamen University, and an academic visitor affiliated with the University of Oxford China Centre (2021-2022). His principal research focuses on the nexus between human insecurity and international relations, especially children affected by armed conflict in the borderlands of the developing countries. His previous positions include post-doctoral fellow at the School of Public Administration, Zhejiang University, and post-doctoral fellow at the School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University. He has held visiting appointments at the University of Oxford, King's College London, National University of Singapore, Kyoto University, Lund University, Cardiff University, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, and Chulalongkorn University. He is the author of Children Affected by Armed Conflict in the Borderlands of Thailand (Springer, 2021). 

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer Nature Singapore / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-981-97-2739-1
• 2024
• Seitenzahl: 104
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. September 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 160mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 274g
• ISBN-13: 9789819727391
• ISBN-10: 9819727391
• Artikelnr.: 70249140

Rezensionen

This book deserves attention in the fields of law and human rights, political science and international relations, as well as criminal justice particularly with an interest in human trafficking involving children. Significant events like wars often take years for scholars to fully comprehend the scope of damage, causes, and broader influence. However, one thing remains clear that children caught in these conflicts will be scared physically and psychologically for decades if not their entire lives. (Xichen Wang, Sheldon Zhang, International Criminology, June 4, 2025)