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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 concept’s premises and implications. It paints an urgent and compassionate picture of the moral impact of soldiers’ deployment experience and the role of political practices and public perceptions in moral injury. It does so by drawing on the experiences of close to a hundred Dutch veterans deployed to Bosnia (Srebrenica) and Afghanistan, and analyzing their stories from the perspectives of psychology, philosophy, theology and social sciences. Ultimately, this book advances the understanding of moral, political and societal dimensions of moral injury and contributes to practical efforts aimed at its prevention. This book will be of much interest to students of ethics and war, cultural anthropology, conflict studies and international relations.

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Author:   Tine Molendijk (Netherlands Defense Academy)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9780367546359

ISBN 10:   0367546353
Pages:   182
Publication Date:   16 March 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table 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

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

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