Open AccessMilitary service pensions and the recognition and reintegration of guerrilla fighters after the Irish revolution
Author(s) -
Coleman Marie
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
historical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.203
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1468-2281
pISSN - 0950-3471
DOI - 10.1111/1468-2281.12231
Subject(s) - irish , guerrilla warfare , military service , citizen journalism , service (business) , political science , service member , criminology , law , military personnel , public administration , sociology , politics , economy , economics , philosophy , linguistics
Recently released archives from the Irish military service pensions collection (M.S.P.C.) offer an important opportunity to examine the post‐conflict experience of veterans of guerrilla warfare. Pensioning has been used effectively to study the post‐conflict lives of veterans of conventional wars but analysis of the experience of guerrillas has been largely limited to the security threat posed to peace by these former combatants. The pensions awarded to veterans of the Irish revolution (1916–23) indicate that recognition was central to veterans' concerns and serve as a useful historical example of the post‐conflict reintegration of ex‐combatants.