User:HazenEmerson/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1
Article Title: Child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Article Evaluation:


 * The content of this article is relevant to this topic, and it includes an overview of the history of child soldiers in the DRC, as well as an overview of the responses to this crisis. All of the information is written neutrally, for there do not seem to be any biased statements, and the majority of the claims are backed up by reliable sources.
 * Personally, I think this Wikipedia article could benefit from a description of different Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) programs in the DRC that are working specifically to help child soldiers.

Sources:


 * https://www.icc-cpi.int/RelatedRecords/CR2017_04712.PDF : This article gives an overview of a variety of different programs and organizations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that are a part of the countries Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) Program.
 * http://www.operationspaix.net/DATA/DOCUMENT/6359~v~Selective_Outrage__The_Dangers_of_Children_s_DDR_in_Eastern_DRC.pdf : Focuses on the flaws and struggles of the DDR process in Eastern DRC.
 * https://reliefweb.int/report/democratic-republic-congo/drcs-conader-progress-and-constraints-demobilization-and : Focuses on specifically on CONADER, a national commission designed to oversee DDR Programs in the Congo.

Option 2
Article title: Rehabilitation and reintegration of child soldiers

Article Evaluation:


 * This article is very thorough- it even includes detailed descriptions of different aspects of reintegration programs as well as information on the specific experiences of female child soldiers- and all of the information that is included is related to the main topic. The article appears to just include facts, with no subjective opinions, and most claims are backed up by reliable journals, books, websites, and more.
 * Maybe I could add a case study about rehabilitation and reintegration programs for child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
 * Maybe I could add a case study about rehabilitation and reintegration programs for child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Sources:


 * https://www.icc-cpi.int/RelatedRecords/CR2017_04712.PDF : This would also be useful for this Wikipedia article because I could use it to include a brief overview of different rehabilitation and reintegration programs in the DRC in a short case study of the country.
 * https://www.icc-cpi.int/RelatedRecords/CR2017_04717.PDF : Focuses on challenges in child soldier DDR in east DRC because of on-going conflict!
 * https://www.peacewomen.org/sites/default/files/ddr_inafrica_hanson_2007_0.pdf : Focus on DDR programs in Africa.
 * https://jamanetwork-com.ezproxy.bu.edu/journals/jama/fullarticle/208207 : Looks at how PTSD complicates the rehabilitation/reconciliation process.
 * https://reliefweb.int/report/democratic-republic-congo/drcs-conader-progress-and-constraints-demobilization-and : Looks at CONADER (oversees DDR process), and its failures and successes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Option 3
Article title: Child soldiers in Africa

Article Evaluation:


 * This article is by far the most thorough of these three, for it includes related statistics, lots of information on the recruitment of child soldiers, and even an overview on the issue in every country in Africa. All of this information appears neutral, and it is backed up by a wide variety of reliable sources.
 * In the Talk page, there appears to have been lots of controversy over specific edits that were made.

Sources:


 * https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/disarmament-demobilization-and-reintegration-ddr-africa : Includes specific information on the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration process in the continent of Africa.
 * https://www.peacewomen.org/sites/default/files/ddr_inafrica_hanson_2007_0.pdf : More info on the DDR process in Africa.
 * https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(11)00171-6/fulltext#back-bib9 : Broader information on the treatment of child soldiers after coming back home from conflict.