Violence in Extreme Conditions : Ethical Challenges in Military Practice / / edited by Eric-Hans Kramer, Tine Molendijk.

• HerausgeberIn: Kramer, Eric-Hans.; Molendijk, Tine.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing :, Imprint: Springer,, 2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (X, 179 p. 1 illus.)

As an organization operating under extreme conditions, the military is often confronted with destructive behavior from individuals, organizations, and societies. Written by experts from a variety of disciplines, this open access book reflects on confrontations with violence under extreme conditions and the various challenges that arise. By examining real first-hand accounts of soldiers’ deployments, the contributions shed new light on the multifaceted and sometimes hidden dynamics of destructive violent behavior and offer an ethical reflection on military practices. In addition, they address topics such as moral decision-making in violent contexts, military trauma, organizational change, and military ethics education. The interdisciplinary exploration of these topics has been the primary focus of Désirée Verweij, who was the Chair of Military Ethics at the Netherlands Defence Academy from 2008 to 2021. The contributions in this book are written in honor of her scholarly achievements and help to ensure that these important issues continue to receive attention. The book will appeal to scholars of military studies, organizational studies and military ethics, and to professionals and decisionmakers in military organizations.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction -- Multi – and interdisciplinary reflections on violence and military ethics -- 2. Language and violence -- 3. Military trauma and the conflicted human condition: Moral injury as a window into violence, human nature and military ethics -- 4. Exploring the relevance of the systems psychodynamic approach to military organizations -- Recent cases and developments -- 5. Instrumental morality under a gaze: Israeli soldiers reasoning on doing “good” -- 6. Soldiers as street level bureaucrats? Military Discretionary Autonomy and Moral Professionalism in a Police Perspective -- 7. The Future of the Comprehensive Approach as a Strategy for Intervention -- Some answers to current challenges -- 8. Contemporary just war thinking and military education -- 9. Educating for restraint -- 10. The e-word (emotions) in military moral education: Making use of the dual-process model of moral psychology -- 11. The Dutch approach to ethics: Integrity management in the military -- Epilogue -- 12. ‘Moresfare’ and the resilience paradox: Ethics as the terra incognita of hybrid warfare and its challenges -- 13. Concluding reflections.