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This chapter presents the lifeworld theory which is used as the theoretical structure for the thesis. I outline the basic elements of a lifeworld and explore how this can then be linked to children’s recruitment into the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) as well as how children take on militarised identities. I explore how the broader factors of the lifeworld in Colombia influence children’s identity, including knowledge, communication, gender, symbolism, shared histories, place and legitimacy.

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Higgs, J. (2020). The Lifeworld. In: Militarized Youth. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23686-1_4

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