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Finnish Military Officer Identities and Micro-Political Resistance (2022)
Kouri, S. (2022). Finnish Military Officer Identities and Micro-Political Resistance. Armed Forces and Society, 49(1), 160-178. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095327x211054116
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Julkaisun tiedot
Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Kouri, Suvi
Lehti tai sarja: Armed Forces and Society
ISSN: 0095-327X
eISSN: 1556-0848
Julkaisuvuosi: 2022
Ilmestymispäivä: 04.12.2021
Volyymi: 49
Lehden numero: 1
Artikkelin sivunumerot: 160-178
Kustantaja: SAGE Publications
Julkaisumaa: Britannia
Julkaisun kieli: englanti
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0095327x211054116
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Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/78939
Tiivistelmä
Drawing on the concept of micro-political resistance, this article presents an empirical analysis of how officers of the Finnish Defence Forces challenge, resist, and reinforce the collective military identities constructed within the prevailing organizational discourses. There is a need for identity work to meet the norms and ideals of the military, but individuals can also work as change agents. Micro-political resistance derives from feelings of otherness as well as conflict between the dominant organizational identities and individuals’ personal interests. This study presents a thematic discourse analysis based on texts written by 108 officers and 12 interviews on the theme of “the ideal soldier.” Three main discourses of micro-political resistance were identified: perceiving the profession of a military officer as a job like any other rather than a sacred calling, putting family first, and being oneself instead of embodying the traditional masculine ideal soldier.
YSO-asiasanat: sotilashenkilöstö; upseerit; identiteetti; ammatti-identiteetti; sosiaalinen identiteetti; sukupuoliroolit; sosiaaliset normit; diskurssianalyysi
Vapaat asiasanat: military organization; gender issues; ideal soldier; identity work; military identity; micro-political resistance
Liittyvät organisaatiot
OKM-raportointi: Kyllä
Raportointivuosi: 2022
JUFO-taso: 1
