"Highly Vulnerable"? Political violence and the social construction of traumatized children*

Journal of Peace Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 119-134

  Gilligan, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 58049156447     PISSN: 00223433     EISSN: 14603578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022343308098407     Document Type: Article

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