New Wars, New Militaries, New Soldiers?

Conflicts, the Armed Forces and the Soldierly Subject

AvGerhard Kummel,Joseph Soeters

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

Del 19 i serien Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development

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Beskrivning

This volume explores three recent challenges the military faces: changing missions, changing socio-economic and demographic conditions, and end of conscription. The military will have to change its view of the world, the nature of conflicts and its profession considerably.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-12-11
Mått:156 x 234 x 25 mm
Vikt:522 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development
Antal sidor:370
Förlag:Emerald Publishing Limited
ISBN:9781780526386

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List of Contributors.Foreword. New Wars, New Militaries, New Soldiers: An Introduction. The Military Profession and Asymmetric Warfare. Ideology and the Changing Shape of Conflict in South Asia: An Analysis of the Mumbai Attacks. Prolonged, Frozen, and New Conflicts: A View from Russia. Are Covert Operations the only Effective (Military) Answer to Asymmetric Warriors?. Organizational Effectiveness of Coalition Operations’ Headquarters: A Theoretical Model. Inside UNIFIL's Headquarters in Lebanon. National Crisis Response Networks (NCRN) and Military Organizations: Revisiting the Katrina Case. Between Formal and Informal Organization: Traditions in Saint-Cyr and Elected Representatives of a Class. Living Traditions in the Swiss Armed Forces. Informerphobia: Understanding the ‘Fear Factor’ in Crime- and Terrorism-Related Information Disclosure in Afghanistan. Recruitment and Retention Strategy: Endogenous Constraints, Exogenous Imperatives. Recruitment and Retention of Military Personnel in Argentina: On Quantity and Quality. Socialization of Conscripts from a Symbolic Interactionist Perspective. Recruitment to International Military Service: The Officers’ View. Conclusions and Prospects: The Military on their way to the Future. New Wars, New Militaries, New Soldiers: Conflicts, the Armed Forces and the Soldierly Subject. Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development. Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development. Copyright page.