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Moral Injury and Soldiers in Conflict: Political Practices and Public Perceptions book cover

1st Edition

Moral Injury and Soldiers in Conflict Political Practices and Public Perceptions

By Tine Molendijk Copyright 2021
196 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

196 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

196 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book advances an interdisciplinary understanding of moral injury by analyzing the stories of military veterans of combat and peace missions. In the past decade, the concept of moral injury has emerged to address the potential moral impact of deployment. This book contributes to an interdisciplinary conceptualization of moral injury while, at the same time, critically evaluating the... Read more

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

Biography

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

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