This article reviews key theoretical and methodological contributions that anthropologists
have made to the study of what we call security regimes. While anthropologists have been …

The military service of combat soldiers may pose many threats to their well being and often
take a toll on body and mind, influencing the physical and emotional make-up of combatants …

Self-identity work appears to be a challenge for many service members as they transition
and reintegrate into civilian life. When other cultural influences seem to threaten an …

This article is based on an interview study of 24 Swedish veterans who experienced
deteriorating mental health and increased suffering without meeting the criteria for a PTSD …

This longitudinal study follows nineteen Swedish service members as they transition from
military to civilian life, and grapple with their own questions of losing profound military …

In this article, we explore the process of transitions from a military life to a civilian life. Making
use of the concepts offered by Dialogical Self Theory, we explore how individuals negotiate …

This chapter will draw from the Reconsidering the Uniform project to illustrate transition from
military to civilian life as transition from a specific cultural identity to new ones. The purpose …

Anthropology has long challenged etic characterizations of the contradictory other,
highlighting the logics of putatively backward subjects. Recent punditry on Donald Trump's …

This multi-case study explored Swedish military veterans' experiences related to
posttraumatic stress disorder, moral injury, and spiritual injury. Specifically, the present study …

This article focuses a theoretical lens on the veteran self and discusses what this can mean
for veterans, their loved ones, and society. Mead's (1934) generalized other, Cooley's (1902) …