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Association: Name: Midwest Political Science Association 67th Annual National Conference URL: http://www.indiana.edu/~mpsa/
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Spath, Andrew. "Kids in Combat: An Empirical Study of the Impact of Children on Intra-state Conflict" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association 67th Annual National Conference, The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL, <Not Available>. 2009-11-10 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p363662_index.html>

Spath, A. "Kids in Combat: An Empirical Study of the Impact of Children on Intra-state Conflict" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association 67th Annual National Conference, The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL <Not Available>. 2009-11-10 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p363662_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: The aims of this study are four. First, it will survey the extant literature on children's roles in conflict. Second, it places emphasis on an alternative approach to the study of child soldiers that is largely overlooked in the policy-related literature and academic studies. Diverging from normative studies of child soldiers that focus on the effects of war on vulnerable children, this study explores the impact of children on characteristics and outcomes of intra-state conflict. Third, as a brush-clearing exercise to present this approach, three hypotheses are tested about the effect of child soldiers on intra-state conflict - conflict intensity, duration, and recurrence - and subsequently test them with quantitative data. Finally, this paper addresses the existing data on child soldiers and evaluates its strengths and limitations for systematic analysis of children in war, focusing on compatibility issues with conflict data.

Why Do Children 'Fight'? Explaining The Phenomenon of Child Soldiers in African Intra-State Conflicts

Understanding the Social Costs of Conflict: A Study of the Impact of Civil War on Health and Education of Women and Children in Nepal

The Enemy Within: A Cross-National Study of Intra-State Conflict