Navigating Terrains of War

Download or read book Navigating Terrains of War written by Henrik E. Vigh and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2006-05-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the concept of "social navigation," this book sheds light on the mobilization of urban youth in West Africa. Social navigation offers a perspective on praxis in situations of conflict and turmoil. It provides insights into the interplay between objective structures and subjective agency, thus enabling us to make sense of the opportunistic, sometimes fatalistic and tactical ways in which young people struggle to expand the horizons of possibility in a world of conflict, turmoil and diminishing resources.