Conflict threats to human security: the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) case, Gulu District, Northern Uganda

dc.contributor.authorAbaho, Anne
dc.contributor.authorMawa, Micheal
dc.contributor.authorAsiimwe, Solomon
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-05T07:11:56Z
dc.date.available2024-04-05T07:11:56Z
dc.date.issued2019-12-03
dc.description.abstractThe study recognised that conflicts threaten human security in various ways. When prolonged, for example, they have a direct damage on physical infrastructure such as medical and educational facilities. Using a qualitative research approach, the study focused on Gulu district in Northern Uganda, to unearth the threats to human security as a result of the protracted Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) conflict. The data collection methods included: Focus Group Discussions, Interviews and Document Review. Samples of 44 participants were purposively identified. From the field findings, it was discovered that the dimensions of human security threatened by conflict ranged from personal, health and community security. The study recommended that there needs to be a deliberate effort in the post-conflict period to rehabilitate infrastructure especially schools and hospitals while counselling services should be supported to mitigate the psychological effects of the conflict.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2327-5960 (Online)
dc.identifier.issn2327-5952 (Print)
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4236/jss.2019.712006
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12280/3108
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherScience Research Publishingen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesOpen Journal of Social Sciences;2019, 7, 64-85
dc.subjectConflicten_US
dc.subjectHuman securityen_US
dc.subjectGulu Districten_US
dc.subjectNorthern Ugandaen_US
dc.titleConflict threats to human security: the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) case, Gulu District, Northern Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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