Military Unionism in the Post-Cold War Era - A Future Reality?

Informationen zum Autor Richard Bartle, Lindy Heinecken Klappentext This unique study of military unionism shows how the changing nature of present day conflicts has made soldier representation more important then ever. This new collection of essays clearly establish the key factors in the military union debate in recent years and highlight the mechanisms different armed forces have created to deal with the aspirations of their members. Core issues covered include:the nature of organizational and force restructuring since the end of the Cold Warthe new structures of military employment changes in value systems, such as rising individualism and the new culture of recruitslegal, political, social and economic factors driving the debate.Placing military unionism in comparative perspective, these chapters provide the reader with an excellent basis for the examination of international military unionism from the viewpoint of countries with no unions, those recently unionised and those unionised for some time.This new book will be of great interest to students, researchers and professionals in military studies, defence management and sociology of the armed forces. Zusammenfassung Richard Bartle and Lindy Heinecken are acknowledged experts in this area and they bring together a contemporary collection of papers from leading authorities in 12 countries. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1. Countries with No Unions 1. United Kingdom 2. Canada 3. France 4. Italy Part 2. Countries Recently Unionised 5. South Africa 6. Ireland 7. Australia 8. Slovenia or Ukraine Part 3. Countries Unionised for Some Time 9. Germany 10. Netherlands 11. Denmark 12. Belgium

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Richard (Freelance Writer and Lecturer) He Bartle, Richard Heinecken Bartle, Lindy Heinecken, Lindy Bartle Heinecken, HEINECKEN LINDY BARTLE RICHARD
• Mitarbeit: Richard Bartle (Herausgeber), Richard (Freelance Writer and Lecturer) Bartle (Herausgeber), Bartle Richard (Herausgeber), Lindy Heinecken (Herausgeber), Lindy (Centre for Military Studies (CEMIS) Heinecken (Herausgeber), Heinecken Lindy (Herausgeber), Christopher Dandeker (Vorwort)
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 22.05.2006
• EAN: 9780415385336
• ISBN: 978-0-415-38533-6
• Seiten: 234
• Serien: Cass Military Studies; Cass Military Studies
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Soziologische Theorien; HISTORY / Military / General, military history, Warfare & defence, Warfare and defence