Stigmatization of former girl soldiers in East-Kongo

The PhD project aimed to explore which attitudes and treatment former girl soldiers in East-Kongo encounter when they come back to their families and local communities after having been part of military groups.

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About the research project

The PhD project aimed to explore which attitudes and treatment former girl soldiers in East-Kongo encounter when they return to their families and local communities after having been part of military groups. The project focused especially on how stigmatization manifests in their everyday life.

Publications

Publications

Articles

Tonheim, M. (2017). Repair, stigmatisation or tolerance? Former girl soldiers’ experience of their ‘homecoming.’ Conflict, Security & Development, 17(5), 429–449. 

Tonheim, M. (2014). Genuine social inclusion or superficial co-existence? Former girl soldiers in eastern Congo returning home. The International Journal of Human Rights, 18(6), 634-645. 

Tonheim, M. (2012). ‘Who will comfort me?’Stigmatization of girls formerly associated with armed forces and groups in eastern Congo. The International Journal of Human Rights, 16(2), 278-297. 

Tonheim, M. (2010) Where Are the Research Gaps? Reviewing Literature on Former Girl Soldiers' Reintegration in the African Context. In Mæland B. (ed.s).Culture, Religion, and the Reintegration of Former Child Soldiers in Northern Uganda. Peter Lang: Geneva, New York.

Thesis

Tonheim, M. (2017). A troublesome transition: Social reintegration of girl soldiers returning ‘home’. Universitetet i Bergen.

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Project manager

Milfrid Tonheim PhD Candidate