Negotiating civilian and military lives: Reserves, family and work

协商平民和军人生活：预备役、家庭和工作

• 批准号: ES/L013010/1
• 负责人: Sarah Cunningham-Burley
• 金额: $ 31.03万
• 依托单位: University of Edinburgh
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2014 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FL013010%2F1
• 关键词: Negotiating; civilian; military; lives; Reserves

The British Armed Forces are currently undergoing unprecedented changes that will require full-time (Regular) and part-time (Reserve) military personnel to work together in new ways. These changes will affect the Army in particular, and will include a large-scale redundancy programme for Regular soldiers and increased recruitment of and reliance on Reserves. The flexibility and integration required to meet Defence priorities will need to be mirrored in how Reserves, their families and relationships, and their civilian employment, successfully mesh and become mutually supportive. Little research has been done in the United Kingdom (UK) regarding the demands part-time military service places on families, employers and co-workers. These demands are known to affect health outcomes for Reservists in ways different to those placed on Regulars. Less is known regarding their impact on Reservist's (civilian) employment, career progression, families and relationships. Our small-scale development study found that Reserves are often operating on the margins of their civilian working world, their military engagement and their family life, but there is a need to better understand these demands and how they intersect, and to extend the focus across different types of Reserves, for example including those who have previously served as Regulars. As a counterpoint to demands, findings from MoD consultations suggest that support from families and from civilian employers is crucial in encouraging Reserves and retaining them in military service. However, the detailed nature of such supports, and how they may intersect with demands, is unknown.We therefore aim to address these gaps in knowledge through a multi-methods study of the experiences of mainly Army Reserves, their families, their civilian employers and work colleagues to better understand how part-time military service impacts upon families and relationships and gain insight into how Reserves can be best supported to enrich and inform policy and practice. The research will be undertaken by a multidisciplinary team with expertise in family sociology, psychology, employment and military studies and comprises three linked work packages (WPs). In WP1 we will conduct in-depth qualitative interviews with 20 serving Reserves (representing a range of ranks and including men and women of different ages, ethnic origin and type of military employment) at two points over the duration of the project (30 months). This longitudinal element will allow us to examine the Reservist's lived experience of negotiating their different worlds and how these may change over time. In this WP will also interview two family members for each Reserve as well as their civilian employer or a work colleague, generating a total of 120 interviews from 80 interviewees. WP2 will utilise on-line digital survey methods to explore further the themes emerging from our qualitative data. The survey will be focused on Reserves and their families and will allow us to investigate aspects of e.g. support, such as the nature and quality of relationships, in more detail and amongst a much wider sample. WP3 will ensure synthesis and wider dissemination of the research. We will conduct three focus groups with a range of stakeholders (MoD, policy-makers) and will involve other users, including internationally (e.g. US and Canadian Departments of Defence) via a combination of face-face and on-line methods throughout the project. On-going user involvement will maximise the practical and policy relevance of our findings. The results will be disseminated via academic conference presentations and journal outputs alongside advice and information in accessible formats for a variety of audiences including policy briefings with the MoD, and practitioner seminars.

英国武装部队目前正在经历前所未有的变化，这将需要全职（正规）和兼职（预备役）军事人员以新的方式共同工作。这些变化将特别影响到陆军，其中包括大规模裁减正规军士兵的方案，以及增加招募和依赖预备役。满足国防优先事项所需的灵活性和一体化需要反映在预备役、他们的家庭和关系以及他们的文职就业如何成功地融合并相互支持。在联合王国，关于非全日制兵役对家庭、雇主和同事的要求的研究很少。众所周知，这些要求会以不同于常规人员的方式影响预备役人员的健康结果。关于他们对预备役军人（平民）就业、职业发展、家庭和关系的影响，人们知之甚少。我们的小规模发展研究发现，预备役人员经常在其平民工作世界、军事活动和家庭生活的边缘开展活动，但需要更好地了解这些需求以及它们如何相互交叉，并将重点扩大到不同类型的预备役人员，例如包括那些以前担任正规军的预备役人员。作为对需求的回应，国防部磋商的结果表明，家庭和民间雇主的支持对于鼓励预备役并留住他们在军队服役至关重要。然而，这种支持的详细性质，以及它们如何与需求交叉，是未知的。因此，我们的目标是通过对主要是陆军预备役，他们的家人，他们的文职雇主和同事，以更好地了解如何部分-时间兵役影响家庭和关系，并深入了解如何储备可以最好地支持，以丰富和告知政策和实践。这项研究将由一个在家庭社会学、心理学、就业和军事研究方面具有专门知识的多学科小组进行，包括三个相互联系的工作包。在WP 1中，我们将在项目期间（30个月）的两个时间点对20名现役预备役人员（代表一系列军衔，包括不同年龄、种族和军事就业类型的男性和女性）进行深入的定性访谈。这个纵向元素将使我们能够研究预备役军人的生活经验，谈判他们不同的世界，以及如何这些可能会随着时间的推移而变化。在本工作方案中，还将采访每个预备役的两名家庭成员以及他们的文职雇主或一名工作同事，共对80名受访者进行了120次采访。WP 2将利用在线数字调查方法，进一步探索我们的定性数据中出现的主题。这项调查将集中在预备役及其家庭，并将使我们能够更详细地调查支持的各个方面，例如关系的性质和质量，并在更广泛的样本中进行调查。第三工作方案将确保综合和更广泛地传播研究成果。我们将与一系列利益相关者（国防部，政策制定者）进行三个焦点小组，并将通过面对面和在线方法在整个项目中涉及其他用户，包括国际用户（例如美国和加拿大国防部）。持续的用户参与将最大限度地提高我们的研究结果的实际和政策相关性。研究结果将通过学术会议报告和期刊产出，以及为各种受众提供的无障碍格式的建议和信息，包括与国防部的政策简报和从业人员研讨会。

项目成果

Negotiating civilian and military lives: families, relationships and reserve service

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• 发表时间: 2019
• 作者: Tindal, S

Negotiating Civilian and Military Lives: How Reservists Manage their Military Service, Families and Civilian Work

协商平民和军人生活：预备役军人如何管理他们的兵役、家庭和民事工作

• 发表时间: 2018
• 作者: Cunningham-Burley S

Contemporary Military Reserves - Between the Civilian and Military Worlds

当代军事预备役——介于民事和军事世界之间

• DOI: 10.4324/9781003306399-7
• 发表时间: 2022
• 作者: Connelly V

Negotiating civilian and military lives: families, employers and part time reserve service

协商平民和军人生活：家庭、雇主和兼职预备役军人

• 发表时间: 2021
• 作者: Connelly, V,

Two for one? Flexing concurrent Reservist and Civilian careers for individuals

二合一？

• 发表时间: 2021
• 作者: Morrison, Z