Childhood and Child Life

l ler initial re earch inleresl was the impacl of capitalist development on social organization and slruclure in lhe central Peruvian Antle~.For lhe past lwenly years, Boyden has been working as a social development consultant for a broad range of developmenl and relief , gcncies, governmental, non-governmental, and inler-governmenlal, in Soulheasl and South A~ia, lhe And an region, and parls of Africa.This entailed a mix of primary and secondary research, advocacy, training, planning, monitoring, and evaluation: the main aim being the developmenl of policies and programs with children and youth living in ilualions of e treme adversity.She is currently researching thee peri nces and responses lo armed conflict and forced migration among chi ldren and adolescents in lhe impacts of emergency interventions on lh eir agency, resilience, and coping.Boyden is Lhe co-author of Cltilrlre11 i11 Focus, n Mn1111nl 011 Cllilrl-Ce11trerl Pnrtici1mtory Resenrc/1 with Judith Enncw ( 1997), Cliilrlre11 of Wnr: Respo11ses to Ps1jc/10-socinl Distress i11 Cn111l10rlin wilh Sara ibbs ( l 997), and W/int Works for Worki11g Cllil-rlre11 wilh Will iam Myers and Birgilta Ling ( 1998).