- Arned Conflict, armed violence guns small arms Southern Highlands, Children and Conflict, Wars and Youth, Victim Assistance, Disability Studies, and 7 moreInternational Relations, International Law, Political Philosophy, Political Economy, International Relations Theory, International Security, and Sexual Violence Against Women in Armed Conflictedit
- Rashmi Thapa is a peacebuilder, conflict analyst, trainer and facilitator. She has over 12 years of experience workin... moreRashmi Thapa is a peacebuilder, conflict analyst, trainer and facilitator. She has over 12 years of experience working on disarmament, mediation and peacebulding related Global policy and research; and programmes. She is an ethnographic researcher specialising in life history and listening and learning methodologies. She has also received academic trainings in research techniques, SPSS and Nvivo. She also conducts trainings on youth and peacebuilding, monitoring and evaluating effective peacebuilding programming. She holds a (research) MA in Development Studies from the Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam.edit
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Research Interests: Peacebuilding and Youth
This paper highlights that the interaction and relationship between consecutive generations, conditions and a myriad of factors is not a straightforward process. It involves the perception of people within these trajectories and how, at... more
This paper highlights that the interaction and relationship between consecutive generations, conditions and a myriad of factors is not a straightforward process. It involves the perception of people within these trajectories and how, at each stage of life, their relationships shaped their outlook. In instances of unexpected accidents, in particular, these outlooks and perceptions fall apart. Taking this assumption as its premise, this paper attempts to examine the lives of victims/survivors of landmines by tracking their historical background, the accident and their present conditions. A broader victim assistance and disability framework serves as the backdrop of analysis in this report. With a mixture of empirical data and secondary desk research, this paper explains how needs of victims can be understood by positioning it within the victim’s lives. Furthermore, an argument is built calling on key decision, policy makers and implementers to elaborate victim’s understanding and definition in a person-oriented manner viewing them as ‘people’ and not merely as injured or killed by landmines/explosive remnants of war/cluster munition.