Youth and Post-Conflict Reconstruction
Agents of Change
May 2010
In Youth and Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Agents of Change, Stephanie Schwartz goes beyond these highly publicized cases and examines the roles of the broader youth population in post-conflict scenarios, taking on the complex task of distinguishing between the legal and societal labels of “child,” “youth,” and “adult.”
“An ambitious and detailed study of a vitally important issue, this book offers significant insights about youth in conflict. Timely and very well written, Schwartz has successfully synthesized a number of different variables, theories, cases, and policy areas, into a compelling and useful analysis. This book will be of interest to students, scholars, NGO personnel and policymakers worldwide.”
Siobhan McEvoy-Levy, Associate Professor, Dept. Political Science and Director, Peace Studies Program at Butler University
Stephanie Schwartz
Stephanie Schwartz is an assistant professor in the University of Southern California's department of political science and international relations. She studies forced migration, violence, and international humanitarian regimes. Previously, she was a senior program assistant at the United States Institute of Peace’s Center for Mediation and Conflict Resolution and headed USIP’s Youth and Peacebuilding Working Group.