Total Defence Forces in the Twenty-First Century

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Berndtsson, Joakim, (eds.).

Goldenberg, Irina, (eds.).

Hlatky, Stéfanie von

Series:

Human Dimensions in Foreign Policy, Military Studies, and Security Studies ; 20

Language:

English

Genre:

Electronic Books

Physical Description:

1 Online Resource

Place of Publication:

McGill-Queen's University Press 2023

Summary:

A comprehensive examination of roles and relations among key groups of total defence workforces, including cases from Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom.This volume considers the various groups that make up total defence forces: the military, reservists, civil defence servants, and contractors working for private military and security companies. It offers an essential analysis of civilian-military personnel integration and collaboration toward defence goals in the twenty-first century.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Tables and Figures

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction

2 What Does Total Defence Look Like in Action? Dealing with the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis in Israel

3 The Republic of Ireland’s Single Force Concept Is (Not) a Total Defence Workforce

4 Tensions in Retention during Military Transformation: Illustrations from Re-establishing a Total Defence in Sweden

5 Civil-Military Relations in Our Own Backyard: Partnership between Military Members and Defence Civil Servants

6 Defence Leadership at the Top – Control by the Civil Service?

7 Institutionalizing Women, Peace, and Security in Professional Military Education

8 The Hybrid Civilian: Constructing Identity in the Total Defence Enterprise

9 Mil-Civ Differences in Mental Health Effects of Deployment: Challenges of a Blended Military Force Structure

10 Understanding and Explaining the Tensions between Full-Time Regulars and Part-Time Reservists within the British Army

11 Strengthening the Canadian Defence Team: Integrating Reserve and Regular Forces

12 Adaptive Access to High-Quality Knowledge in the Netherlands Armed Forces

13 Policy Alternatives to Enhance Total Force Capabilities: Could New Forms of Reserve Service Help Alleviate Military Shortfalls?

14 The Role of Private Military Security Companies in Counterinsurgency Operations

15 Cultural Aspects Facilitating and Hindering the US Department of Defense’s Integration of Private Military Contractors

16 US Contingency Contractors as Part of the Total Defence Force: Framing the Spectrum of Nonstate Security Actors

17 Business-Military Relations and Collaborative Total Defence in Scandinavia

18 Conclusion

Contributors

Index

Notes:

GOBI

ISBN:

9780228019404

0228019400

OCLC:

1382783820