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This volume of Political and Military Sociology focuses on the perceptions and identities of those serving in the military, using survey or interview data to explore those perceptions. A range of military forces are examined, including those of the United States, Israel, Norway, and Denmark. The first article, using survey data from Denmark, compares the views of Danish soldiers to civilians. The second article looks at the effects of military education upon the attitudes and values of soldiers. The third article explores Israeli soldiers' attitudes regarding formal military education. The fourth article addresses the impact of Norwegian soldiers' self-identity on military performance. In a different vein, the survey results of the fifth article show that support for soldiers on active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan does not necessarily translate into support for veterans. Military lawyers in the Israel Defense Forces are the subject of the sixth article. This volume concludes with an article that argues that military service should be offered as a legal policy alternative to incarceration.

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Author:   Neovi M. Karakatsanis ,  Jonathan Swarts
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.249kg
ISBN:  

9781412854726

ISBN 10:   1412854725
Pages:   202
Publication Date:   30 November 2014
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Soldier and Civilian Motivation Different or Similar? A Comparison of Public Service Motivation for Civilians and Military Personnel Morten Braender and Lotte Bogh Andersen International Military Education and the Propensity for Building Social Capital Volker C. Franke and Eliza M. Markley Trends in Military Education in the IDF: A Case Study of the Tactical Command College Uzi Ben-Shalom The Impact of Military Identity on Norwegian Junior Officer Students Rino Bandlitz Johansen, Jon Christian Laberg, and Monica Martinussen Inconsistent Support: Differentiating between Attitudes toward U.S. Troops versus toward Veterans Marta Elliott, Dara E. Naphan, and Shane R. Moulton Legal Advisors in the Armed Forces: Military Lawyers in the Israel Defense Forces as Mediators, Interpreters, and Arbiters of Meaning during Operations Amichai Cohen and Eyal Ben-Ari Military Service in Lieu of Imprisonment: Voices from the Inside Travis Milburn, David C. May, and Peter B. Wood Book ReviewsIn This Issue

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Neovi M. Karakatsanis is professor of political science at Indiana University South Bend, USA. Her work has appeared in Armed Forces and Society, Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, and Mediterranean Quarterly. Jonathan Swarts is associate professor of political science at Purdue University North Central, USA. He is the author of Constructing Neoliberalism.

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