Military Operations and the Mind

War Ethics and Soldiers' Well-being

Stéphanie A.H. Bélanger, Daniel Lagacé-Roy

• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN: 9780773547179
• eBook ISBN: 9780773599079
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Military & Maritime History
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Offering a Canadian perspective on the emotional health of servicemen and women, Military Operations and the Mind brings together researchers and practitioners from across the country to consider the impact that ethical issues have on the well-being of those who serve.

Stemming from an initiative to enhance the lives of serving members by providing them with the best education and training in military ethics before and after deployments, this volume will better inform politics and public policies and enhance the welfare of the soldiers, sailors, and airmen and women who serve in singular, often harsh, and sometimes dangerous conditions. By integrating into the analysis the critical issue of well-being, this emerging field demonstrates a more holistic approach and is distinct from other fields in military, historical, philosophical, and behavioural studies.

The first study of its kind, Military Operations and the Mind presents a new and helpful way to focus on the life of soldiers not only in operations overseas, but also once they return home.

Contributors include Peter Bradley (Royal Military College of Canada), Victor M. Catano (Saint Mary’s University), Danielle Charbonneau (Royal Military College of Canada), Howard Coomb (Royal Military College of Canada), Karen D. Davis (Defence Research and Development Canada), Colonel Richard Dickson (Canadian Army Land Warfare Centre), Joe Doty (Duke University), Allan English (Queen's University), Peter Gizewski (Department of National Defence), Heather Hrychuk (Centre for Operational Research and Analysis), E Kevin Kjelloway (Saint Mary’s University), Allister MacIntyre (Royal Military College of Canada), Deanna Messervey (Queen’s University), Damian O'Keefe (Saint Mary’s University), Brigadier General (Ret’ed) G. E. Sharpe, Shaun Tymchuk (retired Canadian infantry officer), SLt Ethan Whitehead (Royal Canadian Navy), and Daphne Xu (National Institute of Education, Singapore).

Table of contents

• Cover
• Copyright
• Contents
• Tables and Figures
• Abbreviations
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction STÉPHANIE A.H. BÉLANGER
• Preliminary Considerations DANIEL LAGACÉ-ROY
• 1 Exploring Ethical Choices at Sea Based on Two Case Studies STÉPHANIE A.H. BÉLANGER AND ETHAN WHITEHEAD
• 2 Ethics of Command – Theory and Practice: An rcaf Perspective JOE SHARPE
• 3 Military Ethics and the Comprehensive Approach: Some Preliminary Observations PETER J. GIZEWSKI, HEATHER HRYCHUK, AND RICHARD DICKSON
• 4 Managing Ethical Risk in the Canadian Armed Forces PETER BRADLEY AND SHAUN TYMCHUK
• 5 Antecedents of Ethical Leadership: Can We Predict Who Might Be an Ethical Leader? DAMIAN O’KEEFE, VICTOR M. CATANO, E. KEVIN KELLOWAY, DANIELLE CHARBONNEAU, AND ALLISTER MACINTYRE
• 6 Ethical Sensitivity during Military Operations: Without Mindfulness There Is No Reasoning ALLISTER MACINTYRE, JOSEPH DOTY, AND DAPHNE XU
• 7 The Continuing Evolution of Post–Cold War Operational Ethics in the Canadian Armed Forces HOWARD G. COOMBS
• 8 Sex and the Soldier: The Effect of Competing Ethical Value Systems on the Health and Well-Being of Canadian Military Personnel and Veterans ALLAN ENGLISH
• 9 Mitigating the Ethical Risk of Sexual Misconduct in Organizations DEANNA L. MESSERVEY AND KAREN D. DAVIS
• Contributors
• Index