New Working Paper "Fleeing Boko Haram: The trauma of captivity & challenge of freedom"
C heck out my new Working Paper "Fleeing Boko Haram: The trauma of captivity & challenge of freedom" just published by Social Science Research Council's (SSRC) African Peacebuilding Network (APN). #BringBackOurGirls. There have been earlier iterations. I hope you don't therefore, find this boring. FLEEING BOKO HARAM: THE TRAUMA OF CAPTIVITY AND CHALLENGE OF FREEDOM MOJÚBÀOLÚ OLÚFÚNKÉ OKOME SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL | WORKING PAPERS AFRICAN PEACEBUILDING NETWORK APN WORKING PAPERS: NO. 11 Here's the introduction: Captivity and freedom are seen as opposites. To be captive is to be imprisoned, detained, confined. To be free is to have liberty, autonomy, free will. It seems logical to associate captivity with trauma, and freedom with an end to trauma. However, enduring elements of trauma challenge the notion of freedom, especially when considering possible psychological effects of long-term captivity. The ass...