| ID | 186076 |
| Title Proper | Home stress |
| Other Title Information | the role of soldiers’ family life on peacekeeping missions, the case of Sierra Leone |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Dwyer, Maggie |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Through the case of the Sierra Leonean deployment on the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), this study argues that family-related stress is an often-overlooked challenge in peacekeeping deployments. Using in-depth interviews with Sierra Leonean soldiers who were part of the deployment, military decision makers, and foreign advisors, this article lays out specific factors that created family-related tensions and contributed to lowered morale for Sierra Leonean peacekeepers. It demonstrates that the family-related stress on deployment is not only an issue of family separation, it is entangled with the historic trajectories of the armed forces and the sending country’s socio-economic conditions. The focus on Sierra Leone highlights the additional and unique burdens that soldiers and their families may endure in troop contributions from lower-income countries. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Peacekeeping Vol. 29, No.1; Feb 2022: p.139-164 |
| Journal Source | International Peacekeeping Vol: 29 No 1 |
| Key Words | Military Sociology ; Sierra Leone ; Stress ; Military Families ; Deployment ; AMISOM |