This study explores how children in conflict-affected Burundi deal with violence in their everyday lives.Focusing on schools as a context in which children are prepared for further roles in society... Show moreThis study explores how children in conflict-affected Burundi deal with violence in their everyday lives.Focusing on schools as a context in which children are prepared for further roles in society, child-centred,qualitative and mixed-methods research was conducted at 36 primary schools throughout Burundi.Findings reveal that children use a variety of strategies to deal with violence they encounter. Thesestrategies reflect a learned ‘logic of violence’, matching dynamics of violence and vulnerability in societyat large. Children’s strategies are ultimately aimed at reducing vulnerability to (future) violence andindicative of the omnipresence of violence and uncertainty in Burundi. Show less