Killing another human being is something most people are taught is wrong growing up. Within themilitary profession, killing is not only an acceptable action, but also part of many soldiers' duty andit is expected that they carry out the act. A consequence of killing another human is that soldiers canfind it difficult to adapt their minds to perform such an action or processing it after the fact. Earlierstudies examine soldiers that previously have carried out the act, with a focus on the effect of theaction itself. This study therefore seeks to find out how Swedish military personnel view the actionof taking another life in the military context, and how it can be explained through Albert Bandurastheory Moral Disengagement. This study achieves this through interviewing four Swedish veteransthat have previously served in peacekeeping operations within the armed forces. The result of thisstudy shows that soldiers do not experience any difficulty in justifying the act of killing before ithas taken place, but they struggle to justify the act during and after committing it.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:fhs-12636 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Jenssen, Johanna |
| Publisher | Försvarshögskolan |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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