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Doing IR: Securing Children

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Discovering Childhood in International Relations

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The opportunity to reflect on children and security in an edited collection is of course a symbol of promise and a marker of prospects. It is also perhaps without precedent. It is rare for a substantial referent to receive attention this late in a field of enquiry.

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Brocklehurst, H. (2020). Doing IR: Securing Children. In: Beier, J. (eds) Discovering Childhood in International Relations. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46063-1_5

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