Beyond war: ‘suffering’ among displaced Congolese children in Dar es Salaam
Author(s)
Mann, GillianPublication date
2012-06-01Subject
Conflict and disasters
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Development in PracticeDocument type
Journal articleLanguage
EnglishDescription
This paper examines Congolese children's experiences of war and displacement in the context of the material, social, and relational aspects of their lives in Dar es Salaam. It argues that the challenges, privations and indignities of daily life in urban Tanzania were characterised by feelings of loss, deprivation and hardship so intense they were felt by many to be as or more devastating in their brutality than was life in the midst of war. In so doing, the paper raises profound questions about what kind of ‘protection’ we are providing to children in these circumstances, and for what purpose.Pages
11ISSN
0961-4524EISSN
1364-9213ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/09614524.2012.672958