Social sciences and the military : an interdisciplinary overview / edited by Giuseppe Caforio.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Caforio, Giuseppe.

Series:

Cass military studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology, Military.

Physical Description:

xiv, 297 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.

Contents:

Introduction: the interdisciplinary and cross-national character of social studies on the military - the need for such an approach / Giuseppe Caforio 1

1 Challenges of the twenty-first century, social sciences and strategic thinking / Vladimir Rukavishnikov 23

2 Current developments and trends in social research on the military / David R. Segal 46

3 Military organization and culture from three perspectives: the case of army / Donna Winslow 67

4 Political science perspectives on the military and civil-military relations / John Allen Williams 89

5 Social history and the armed forces: military education and social change / Slawomir Magala 105

6 From a psychological to a behavioural-sciences approach and beyond in military research: current status and trends / Jacques Mylle 123

7 The study of workgroups in the military: an organisational aesthetics perspective / Enrico Maria Piras 144

Part II New issues and emerging trends 161

8 Conceptual insecurity: new wars, MOOTW, CRO, terrorism, and the military / Wilfried von Bredow 163

9 How the military can profit from management and organization science / Erik de Waard, Joseph Soeters 181

10 The military in post-communist societies in transition / Marian Zulean 197

11 Trends and evolution in the military profession / Giuseppe Caforio 217

12 Women soldiers in a transcultural perspective / Marina Nuciari 238

13 Between legitimacy and efficiency: a comparative view on democratic accountability of defence activities in democracies / Hans Born, Ingrid Beutler 261.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415376467

0203966775

OCLC:

65302010

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