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Children Born of War - Past, Present and Future

Objective

The physical and psychosocial impact of armed conflict on children is immense and particularly so, if these children are associated with the enemy. Overwhelming evidence suggests that children born of war (CBOW), i.e. children fathered by foreign soldiers and born to local mothers have been and continue to be a major obstacle to successful integration of both their mothers and themselves into post-conflict societies. At a global level, previous UN studies have further emphasized the lack of research on children born out of forced pregnancies in armed conflict. The proposed network addresses the described shortcomings by advancing the knowledge base through systematic analysis of lived experiences of CBOW in a variety of 20th century conflict and post-conflict situations.
The main research goal is to further our understanding of how (if at all) CBOW in conflict and post-conflict situations are integrated into society; how (if at all) militaries, governments, and nongovernmental policy makers assist this integration process; and how the children's lived experiences reflect broader societal attitudes to memories of war and vice versa. Our vision is to promote scientific excellence by exploiting the specific research expertise and infrastructure of the co-ordinating partner and all participants in order to advance the research competencies and employability of early career researchers. Their enhanced understanding of the challenges of CBOW in volatile societies will inform the normative debates and, ultimately, policies on the reintegration of CBOW into post-conflict societies. By combining historical, social empirical, psychiatric, political, legal, memory, public health and development studies with the discourse surrounding currently enacted humanitarian intervention, insights gained from this network will surpass existing knowledge and will help improve on current integration efforts.

Coordinator

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Net EU contribution
€ 819 863,64
Address
Edgbaston
B15 2TT Birmingham
United Kingdom

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Region
West Midlands (England) West Midlands Birmingham
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00

Participants (11)

UNIVERSITAET LEIPZIG
Germany
Net EU contribution
€ 498 432,96
Address
Ritterstrasse 26
04109 Leipzig

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Region
Sachsen Leipzig Leipzig
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
MAX WEBER STIFTUNG DEUTSCHE GEISTESWISSENSCHAFTLICHE INSTITUTE IM AUSLAND

Participation ended

Germany
Net EU contribution
€ 0,00
Address
Rheinallee 6
53173 Bonn
Region
Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00
UNIVERSITE DE ROUEN NORMANDIE
France
Net EU contribution
€ 525 751,20
Address
Rue Thomas Becket 1 Mont Saint Aignan
76821 Mont Saint Aignan Cedex

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Region
Normandie Haute-Normandie Seine-Maritime
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
LATVIJAS UNIVERSITATE
Latvia
Net EU contribution
€ 223 577,64
Address
Rainis Boulevard 19
1586 Riga

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Region
Latvija Latvija Rīga
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
UNIWERSYTET SLASKI W KATOWICACH
Poland
Net EU contribution
€ 224 137,44
Address
Ul. Bankowa 12
40 007 Katowice

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Region
Makroregion południowy Śląskie Katowicki
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
KLAIPEDOS UNIVERSITETAS
Lithuania
Net EU contribution
€ 220 442,76
Address
Herkaus Manto 84
LT-92294 Klaipeda

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Region
Lietuva Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas Klaipėdos apskritis
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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€ 0,00
UNIVERSITATSMEDIZIN GREIFSWALD KORPERSCHAFT DES OFFENTLICHEN RECHTS
Germany
Net EU contribution
€ 249 216,48
Address
Fleischmannstrasse 8
17489 Greifswald

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Region
Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart Stuttgart, Stadtkreis
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
UNIVERZITA JANA EVANGELISTY PURKYNE V USTI NAD LABEM
Czechia
Net EU contribution
€ 232 422,48
Address
Pasteurova 3544/1
400 96 Usti Nad Labem

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Region
Severozápad Ústecký kraj
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
LUDWIG BOLTZMANN GESELLSCHAFT OSTERREICHISCHE VEREINIGUNG ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTLICHEN FORSCHUNG
Austria
Net EU contribution
€ 255 934,08
Other funding
€ 0,00
STICHTING REINIER VAN ARKEL
Netherlands
Net EU contribution
€ 255 374,28
Address
Bethaniestraat 2
5211 LJ S Hertogenbosch

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Region
Noord-Brabant Noordoost-Noord-Brabant
Activity type
Other
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€ 0,00
UNIVERSITAET AUGSBURG
Germany
Net EU contribution
€ 224 137,44
Address
Universitaetsstrasse 2
86159 Augsburg

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Region
Bayern Schwaben Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,25

Partners (13)

Partner

Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.

ALL SAINTS UNIVERSITY LANGO LBG
Uganda
Net EU contribution
€ 0,00
Other funding
€ 0,00
Partner

Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.

PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
United States
Net EU contribution
€ 0,00
Address
Massachusetts Avenue 1350
02138 Cambridge

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Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
Partner

Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.

GESIS-LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUR SOZIALWISSENSCHAFTEN EV
Germany
Net EU contribution
€ 0,00
Address
B6, 4-5
68159 Mannheim

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Region
Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe Mannheim, Stadtkreis
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00
Partner

Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.

Deutsches Historisches Institut Paris
Germany
Net EU contribution
€ 0,00
Address
Rheinallee 6
53173 Bonn

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Region
Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
Partner

Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.

IRONBRIDGE GORGE MUSEUM TRUST LBG
United Kingdom
Net EU contribution
€ 0,00
Address
Coach Road Coalbrookdale
TF8 7DQ Telford

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West Midlands (England) Shropshire and Staffordshire Telford and Wrekin
Activity type
Other
Other funding
€ 0,00
Partner

Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.

ICON-INSTITUTE GMBH & CO. KG CONSULTING GRUPPE
Germany
Net EU contribution
€ 0,00
Address
Von-groote-strasse 28
50968 Koln

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SME

The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.

Yes
Region
Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
Partner

Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.

OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
United Kingdom
Net EU contribution
€ 0,00
Address
Blackfriars Road 203
SE1 8NJ London

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SME

The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.

Yes
Region
London Inner London — East Lewisham and Southwark
Activity type
Other
Other funding
€ 0,00
Partner

Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.

Interperform Creations UG
Germany
Net EU contribution
€ 0,00
Address
Berlichingenstrasse 15
10553 Berlin

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Region
Berlin Berlin Berlin
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
Partner

Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.

Facilitation for Peace and Development
Uganda
Net EU contribution
€ 0,00
Address

Lira

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Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
Partner

Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.

TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY
Israel
Net EU contribution
€ 0,00
Other funding
€ 0,00
Partner

Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.

Centre for Children in Vulnerable Situations
Belgium
Net EU contribution
€ 0,00
Partner

Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.

BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION
United Kingdom
Net EU contribution
€ 0,00
Address
Portland Place Broadcasting House
W1A 1AA London

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Region
London Inner London — West Westminster
Activity type
Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
Partner

Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.

STATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION OF HIGHER PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION RUSSIANSTATE UNIVERSITY FOR THE HUMANITIES
Russia
Net EU contribution
€ 0,00
Address
Miusskaya Ploschad 6
125993 Moskva

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Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00