Researching the military

Researching the Military focuses on the experiences of researchers who study the military around the world. It explores the historical, social, institutional and personal factors that frame research and scrutinize the way knowledge in this area impacts society and policy. More than merely analyzing...

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Other Authors: Carreiras, Helena (Editor), Castro, Celso 1963- (Editor), Frederic, Sabina (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2016
Series:Cass military studies
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Reflexivity and the sociological study of the Military
  • 2. What is worthy of study about the Military? The Sociology of Militaries-in-Use in current-day conflicts
  • 3. Reflections on insider-outsider experiences of military research in South Africa
  • 4. Bridging the gap between academic findings and operational military needs
  • 5. Researching military geographies
  • 6. Irregular Anthropology: researching for the Military
  • 7. Interviewing the Brazilian Military: reflections on a research experience
  • 8. The effects of military service on women's life from the narrative perspective
  • 9. Ethnography is a kind of flight. Experience-near methods in researching a-4b pilots of the Malvinas-Falklands war
  • 10. An ethnographic research in the military field. Rethinking academic autonomy in the study of the exodus of junior military personnel in Argentina
  • 11. Immersion experiences within military organizations
  • 12. The social scientist-soldier in action on the military field
  • 13. An experience of ethnographic research with military families in the Brazilian amazon border
  • 14. Women researching the military. The researcher-researched relationship through a gender sensitive perspective
  • 15. Linked Lives in Military Sociology: Family, Research, Teaching, and Policy