The Power of Diversity in the Armed Forces - International Perspectives on Immigrant Participation in the Military

This collection investigates how different countries approach the inclusion or exclusion of immigrants in their armed forces, and offers immigrant military participation as a way to provide a pathway to citizenship, foster greater societal integration, and achieve a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive military.

About the author

Grazia Scoppio is professor in the Department of Defence Studies at the Royal Military College of Canada, cross-appointed in the Department of Political Studies at Queen's University, and a fellow at the Centre for International and Defence Policy at Queen's University. Sara Greco is a policy analyst with the Canadian Armed Forces Transition Group in the Department of National Defence and a research fellow with the Centre for International and Defence policy at Queen's University.

Summary

This collection investigates how different countries approach the inclusion or exclusion of immigrants in their armed forces, and offers immigrant military participation as a way to provide a pathway to citizenship, foster greater societal integration, and achieve a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive military.

Product details

• Assisted by: Sara Greco (Editor), Grazia Scoppio (Editor)
• Publisher: Mcgill-Queen's University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9780228011118
• ISBN: 978-0-228-01111-8
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 430 g
• Series: Human Dimensions in Foreign Po; Human Dimensions in Foreign Policy, Military Studies, and Security Studies
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology