Aguu: From Acholi Post War Street Youth and Children to ‘Criminal Gangs’ in Modern Day Gulu City, Uganda
| Autor: | Arthur Owor, Shai A. Divon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Street life
Sociology and Political Science Identity (social science) Social Sciences soziale Probleme Delinquenz Criminology Sociology & anthropology Criminal Sociology Sociology of Law Afrika Social sciences: 200 [VDP] assemblage cities Uganda Sociology post-conflict Jugendlicher delinquency street urchin Folkeliv Gjengungdom Gangs development gangs security street youth Human Security Soziale Probleme und Sozialdienste language Crime ddc:301 Safety Research Social Problems Post conflict Politics Acholi Straßenkind Kriminalität Cities Samfunnssikkerhet crime Post-konflikt gjennombygging Samfunnsvitenskap: 200 [VDP] Focus group language.human_language ddc:360 africa Post-conflict reconstruction Kriminalitet Soziologie Anthropologie adolescent Kriminalsoziologie Rechtssoziologie Kriminologie Africa Political Science and International Relations Post war criminality Byer / steder Social problems and services Law |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Human Security Community-Oriented Policing after Conflict-Emerging Evidence Journal of Human Security, Vol 16, Iss 2, Pp 82-96 (2020) Journal of Human Security (JHS) |
| ISSN: | 1835-3800 |
| DOI: | 10.12924/johs2021.16020082 |
| Popis: | This paper analyses the origin and evolution of the Aguu, a group of street youth/children labelled as a criminal gang operating in the streets of Gulu, Uganda. Based on a series of interviews, focus group discussions, participant observations, archival work and literature review, the paper traces the origin of the Aguu to the conflict in Northern Uganda, and describes the transformation of the Aguu from street youth/children linked to war and displacement to their present day labelling as ‘criminal gang’. Anchored in an analysis based on Assemblage Theory, this paper demonstrates the complexity, multiplicity and fluidity of the Aguu identity as a group whose inception and evolution, both internal and external, occurs through a process of relationship between social, political, economic and infrastructural changes linked to war, culture, aid and politics, affecting present day security discourses in Gulu, Uganda. |
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