Contemporary Military Reserves - Between the Civilian and Military Worlds

This book offers a comparative study of military reserves in contemporary democracies.

List of contents

1. Introduction: Negotiating Reservists: Transmigration and Multiple Contracts Between the Military and Civilian Spheres 2. A Conceptual Framework for Examining the Role of Identity in the Experiences of U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers 3. Transmigration, Voluntary Service and Complementary Careers: A Comparison of Canadian Regular and Reserve Force Military Members 4. Measuring Regular and Reserve Force Integration in the Canadian Armed Forces Identity and Motivation 5. Ex-regulars in the British Army Reserve: "Just here for the money?" 6. Motivations of the Argentinian Reservists to Join the Army Transferring Skills 7. Multiple Contracts Concept as Opportunity to Ease Challenges for Estonian Employers' Obligations Concerning Employees' Reserve Service in Military 8. The Possibilities and Limits of Military Reservists' Civilian Skills for Armed Forces Political Dimensions 9. Building Bridges with Society? Reservists and the democratization of Armed Forces in Argentina 10. Militarism and Self-Portrait of Reservists as Second-rate Soldiers in South Korea 11. Afterword

About the author

Eyal Ben-Ari was formerly Professor of Anthropology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and is now fellow of the Center for Society, Security and Peace at Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee, Israel.
Vincent Connelly is Professor of Psychology at Oxford Brookes University, UK.

Summary

This book offers a comparative study of military reserves in contemporary democracies.

Product details

• Authors: Eyal (Security and Peace At Kinneret Coll Ben-Ari, Eyal Connelly Ben-Ari
• Assisted by: Eyal Ben-Ari (Editor), Vincent Connelly (Editor), Connelly Vincent (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.12.2022
• EAN: 9781032307206
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3230720-6
• No. of pages: 212
• Series: Cass Military Studies
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), Sociology, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, military history, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, Warfare & defence, Comparative Politics, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Warfare and defence, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Armed Conflict