dc.description.abstract | Child soldiering is the reality in several historic and contemporary conflicts, and there
are numerous case studies and theories discussing the causes and consequences of this
phenomenon. In this paper, I critique three of these theories through a comparison with
descriptions of conflicts in Nepal, Nigeria, Sri Lanka and Uganda and statistical data from the
World Bank Databank. I argue more studies need to be conducted, using a mixed methods
framework, to grasp the phenomenon more accurately and to allow research to contribute in
prevention of future child soldiering. | nb_NO |