User:Ognextdoor/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

 * History of Children in the Military
 * The lead section is concise but informative, and sets a good foundation to explore the content of the article. The article present a chronological and geographical breakdown on children in the military in a very neutral manner that is well written and . The article relies on a multitude of credible sources to support the claims made. The article also tackles one of Wikipedia's equity gaps. My only suggestion would be to use the source below to include how the former child soldiers attempted to rehabilitate themselves into society after conflict, and what challenges they faced.
 * Utas, Mats. "Victimcy as social navigation: From the toolbox of Liberian child soldiers." Child soldiers: From recruitment to reintegration. Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2011. 213-228.
 * Awodola, Bosede. "An examination of methods to reintegrate former child soldiers in Liberia." Intervention 10.1 (2012): 30-42.
 * Utas, Mats. "Victimcy as social navigation: From the toolbox of Liberian child soldiers." Child soldiers: From recruitment to reintegration. Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2011. 213-228.
 * Awodola, Bosede. "An examination of methods to reintegrate former child soldiers in Liberia." Intervention 10.1 (2012): 30-42.

Option 2

 * Blood Diamonds
 * The lead section contains relevant content and is very informative and concise. The article is very detailed, and each claim is backed by a citation, most of which are peer-reviewed articles. The article provides information on various countries who have sourced "blood diamonds", efforts to stop the sale and cultivation of the diamonds, as well as policy and technology response, creating a very well rounded and articulate article. The tone is neutral and professional, the author is not striving to sway or influence the readers. The article also tackles one of Wikipedia's equity gaps. The only suggest I would make would be to expand on the Liberian section of the article, and maybe provide information on how mining blood diamonds impacted the children and adults forced into the labor.
 * Campbell, Greg. Blood Diamonds, Revised Edition: Tracing the Deadly Path of the World's Most Precious Stones. Basic Books (AZ), 2012.
 * Campbell, Greg. Blood Diamonds, Revised Edition: Tracing the Deadly Path of the World's Most Precious Stones. Basic Books (AZ), 2012.
 * Campbell, Greg. Blood Diamonds, Revised Edition: Tracing the Deadly Path of the World's Most Precious Stones. Basic Books (AZ), 2012.

Option 3

 * Human trafficking in Liberia
 * The lead section contains relevant content, although it is a little repetitive, and is a nice summary of the sections in the article. While the three sections all are important topics, the article is lacking any perspective or insight into the situations of these trafficked children. The article focuses primarily on neutrally relaying legislation and governmental acts, with no subsequent information to inform the readings on the nature of human trafficking in Liberia. Due to this, the information is very reliable and the author cites very credible sources. I would suggest using the sources I listed below to add more on the state of human trafficking in Liberia, including things like the age and gender statistics of victims, reasons why children fall victim to human trafficking, specifics on the manners and methods of human trafficking in Liberia, and the effect of this situation on Liberian society. The article does tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps.
 * Kirby, Kristi M., and Claude d'Estree. "Peacekeepers, the military and human trafficking: protecting whom." U. St. Thomas LJ 6 (2008): 221.
 * Abramowitz, Sharon, and Mary H. Moran. "International human rights, gender-based violence, and local discourses of abuse in post conflict Liberia: a problem of “culture”?." African Studies Review 55.2 (2012): 119-146.
 * Kirby, Kristi M., and Claude d'Estree. "Peacekeepers, the military and human trafficking: protecting whom." U. St. Thomas LJ 6 (2008): 221.
 * Abramowitz, Sharon, and Mary H. Moran. "International human rights, gender-based violence, and local discourses of abuse in post conflict Liberia: a problem of “culture”?." African Studies Review 55.2 (2012): 119-146.

Option 4

 * Second Liberian Civil War
 * The lead section provides a nice overview, although it could be a little more detailed. The content of the article itself is lacking, which makes the topic a little difficult to follow and understand, although the information is conveyed in a neutral way. The section on child soldiers is particularly short, and some sections has no sources cited at all, however the sources that are present are credible. The articles does tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps. My suggestions would be to reword some parts of the article, add more detail, and incorporate more sources. The source I've included below can be very useful to expand the child soldiers section.
 * Utas, Mats. "Victimcy as social navigation: From the toolbox of Liberian child soldiers." Child soldiers: From recruitment to reintegration. Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2011. 213-228.
 * Whitman, Lois, and Janet Fleischman. "The child soldiers." Africa report 39.4 (1994): 65-67.
 * Utas, Mats. "Victimcy as social navigation: From the toolbox of Liberian child soldiers." Child soldiers: From recruitment to reintegration. Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2011. 213-228.
 * Whitman, Lois, and Janet Fleischman. "The child soldiers." Africa report 39.4 (1994): 65-67.

Option 5

 * Monrovia Church Massacre
 * The article has a well written and comprehensive lead section that accurately depicts the content of the wikipedia page. The tone of the article does convey a small amount of bias, and the author's disdain towards center actors in the event is clear. While understandable, I'm not sure if that is appropriate. The sections are very brief and do not expound or provide any details on the facts reported, although all claims made are cited and the author relies primarily on news articles for the citations. I would suggest using the sources below to expound more on the aftermath of the massacre, and the impact it had on the already raging civil war. The article does tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps by discussing a historical event that received little attention or prosecution.
 * Boggess, Kenneth, Marwah Adhoob, and Bruce Zagaris. "Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes." IELR 37 (2021): 369.
 * Fynn, Veronica. "Growing Up Naked: The Untold Stories of Children at War." The International Journal of Children's Rights 18.3 (2010): 475-477.
 * Boggess, Kenneth, Marwah Adhoob, and Bruce Zagaris. "Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes." IELR 37 (2021): 369.
 * Fynn, Veronica. "Growing Up Naked: The Untold Stories of Children at War." The International Journal of Children's Rights 18.3 (2010): 475-477.