‘Appropriate’ing grief: mothers, widows and the (un) grievability of military death

Rashid, Maria

doi:10.1080/18902138.2021.1985349

NORMA

2021

DOI: 10.1080/18902138.2021.1985349

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‘Appropriate’ing grief: mothers, widows and the (un) grievability of military death

Maria Rashid

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The Military As a Non-Caring Institution: A Case Study of Nigerian Military Widows of the Boko Haram Conflict

Ajala,

Heinecken

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This study examines the Nigerian Army’s provision of benefits to widows of soldiers killed in the Boko Haram conflict. While military institutions generally offer compensation to bereaved families, the effectiveness of such programs varies. This qualitative research, employing in-depth interviews and focus groups, argues that the Nigerian Army deals with the widows of its fallen soldiers in a bureaucratic and non-caring manner when they access their spousal benefits. This lack of administrative assistance is exacerbated by the widows’ reliance on patronage networks to access their entitlements. These experiences foster a perception of the military as an uncaring institution. The study concludes by urging the Nigerian Army to streamline its bureaucratic processes and eliminate inefficiencies and unprofessional conduct to fulfill its obligations toward fallen soldiers’ families. Failure to do so has severe consequences at various levels for military families, the military, and society.

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The Military As a Non-Caring Institution: A Case Study of Nigerian Military Widows of the Boko Haram Conflict

Ajala,

Heinecken

2024

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Gendered Narratives of Grief for a Fallen Soldier in a Course of the Russian Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine as Expressed Online

Herasym

2023

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This article explores gendered narratives of grief for fallen servicemen and women in the course of the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine after February, 24 2022. While the public image of a soldier typically represents a plethora of traditionally masculine features, the public nature of the private grief in the age of digitalization challenges this image. Moreover, a rather significant participation of women in combat roles adds to the distortion of the traditional expressions of grief in a public space. Another prominent factor is the sheer scale of invasion and the proximity of the soldiers to the civilians, which forges the bonds of micro-solidarities and changes the perception of the military. Drawing on the narrative analysis of the public expressions of grief in the social media, this text explores how the decentralization of grief granted by the social media and the changed demographical landscape among the soldiers are echoed in the process of mourning online. This article focuses solely on the death of the soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the volunteers who died as the result of the military action and does not touch upon the death of Russian servicemen and/or deaths of the soldiers and volunteers that occurred beyond the combat zone and military action.

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‘Appropriate’ing grief: mothers, widows and the (un) grievability of military death

Cited by 2 publications

References 30 publications

The Military As a Non-Caring Institution: A Case Study of Nigerian Military Widows of the Boko Haram Conflict

The Military As a Non-Caring Institution: A Case Study of Nigerian Military Widows of the Boko Haram Conflict

Gendered Narratives of Grief for a Fallen Soldier in a Course of the Russian Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine as Expressed Online

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