Restoration and renewal through sport: gendered experiences of resilience for war-affected youth in northern Uganda

Abonga, Francis and Brown, Charlotte (2022) Restoration and renewal through sport: gendered experiences of resilience for war-affected youth in northern Uganda. Civil Wars, 24 (2 - 3). 230 - 253. ISSN 1369-8249

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Abstract

Building on the proposal for a ‘culturally sensitive’ framework of resilience, this article explores the construction of resilience at an individual and community level. Through the lens of sport, we explore the relational nature of resilience and its relationship to ideas of morality and community well-being. Using interviews and focus groups conducted across northern Uganda 2018–2020, we engage youth perspectives on resilience or restoration (roco). We emphasise the gendered dimensions that shape different stakeholder’s understandings of the concept and that, in this context, the pursuit of a community-affirmed vision of resilience or good surroundings (piny maber) reinforces pre-existing inequalities.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/fciv20
Additional Information:	© 2022 The Authors
Divisions:	Social Policy ?? FLIA ??
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure
Date Deposited:	10 Dec 2021 11:39
Last Modified:	20 Dec 2024 00:42
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/112937

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