Moral Injury and Soldiers in Conflict - Political Practices and Public Perceptions

This book advances an interdisciplinary understanding of moral injury by analysing the stories of military veterans of combat and peace missions.

List of contents

Part I: Setting the Stage 1. Introduction 2. Toward an Interdisciplinary Approach to Moral Injury Part II: Soldiers in Conflict Introduction to Part II: The Dutch Missions in Bosnia and Afghanistan 3. 'That's just the way it is': Uncomplicated Soldiering 4. Moral Disorientation and Ethical Struggles: Moral Injury at the Individual Level 5. Political Betrayal and Reparations: Moral Injury in Relation to Political Practices 6. Societal Misrecognition and (Self-)Estrangement: Moral Injury in Relation to Public Perceptions Part III: Conclusions: Theoretical and Practical Implications 7. Practical Considerations for Addressing and Preventing Moral Injury 8. Moral Injury as a Manifestation of Latent Tensions: An Interdisciplinary Conceptualization

About the author

Tine Molendijk is Assistant Professor at the Netherlands Defense Academy (NLDA) and Research Fellow at the Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands.

Summary

This book advances an interdisciplinary understanding of moral injury by analysing the stories of military veterans of combat and peace missions.

Product details

• Authors: Tine Molendijk, Tine (Netherlands Defense Academy) Molendijk
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2023
• EAN: 9780367546380
• ISBN: 978-0-367-54638-0
• No. of pages: 182
• Series: War, Conflict and Ethics
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), HISTORY / Military / General, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HISTORY / Military / Veterans, LAW / Personal Injury, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Warfare & defence, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Social and cultural anthropology, Warfare and defence, Armed Conflict