A growing body of literature on wartime social change reveals how disruptions in social institutions can have post-war effects, but there is limited knowledge of how such changes shape the lives of rural young people. The Acholi region of northern Uganda experienced two decades of armed conflict and forced displacement (1986–2006). This paper draws on qualitative field research to analyse the influence of family dynamics on the educational and livelihood trajectories of Acholi youth in rural areas, during and after the war. It demonstrates how young people's opportunities during the war were directly affected by insecurity, and indirectly through the disruption of family life. By 2020, young people are still ‘struggling': they work hard to respond to family obligations, which ultimately undermines their chances to progress. The social embeddedness of young people in family relations mediates the ability of young men and women to harness opportunities in a context of underdevelopment.

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冲突后乌干达北部农村地区年轻人“斗争”的家庭动态和影响

越来越多关于战时社会变革的文献揭示了社会制度的破坏如何产生战后影响，但对于这些变化如何塑造农村年轻人的生活知之甚少。乌干达北部的阿乔利地区经历了 20 年的武装冲突和被迫流离失所（1986-2006 年）。本文利用定性实地研究来分析家庭动态对战时和战后农村阿乔利青年教育和生计轨迹的影响。它展示了战争期间年轻人的机会如何直接受到不安全的影响，并间接受到家庭生活的破坏。到 2020 年，年轻人仍在“挣扎”：他们努力工作以应对家庭义务，这最终会破坏他们进步的机会。