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Dutch forward air controllers in Uruzgan: Aspects of cooperation, courage, responsibility, legitimacy and …. People getting killed
Working and living in Bosnia : experiences of Dutch IFOR soldiers
The effects of death threats during peace operations
The authors research the efficacy of Terror Management Theory. Their starting point is the disrup... more The authors research the efficacy of Terror Management Theory. Their starting point is the disruption caused by the existential threat of death on military operations, particularly on international stabilization operations that are complicated by problems of coordination and communication between participating national armed forces and by uncertainty regarding the occurrence of attacks. On the basis of quantitative data gathered by the researchers among Dutch soldiers participating in international stabilization operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, they make a number of recommendations. Units in threatening circumstances should increase identification with the army or with the military profession, increase motivation by explaining the purpose of the mission, and increase the soldiers faith in his own capabilities
Organisatie voor het HBO en WO
Van Doorn and Beyond
Armed Forces & Society, Oct 1, 2008
In the 1960s, Jacques van Doorn started teaching (military) sociology as a formal, scientific dis... more In the 1960s, Jacques van Doorn started teaching (military) sociology as a formal, scientific discipline at the Netherlands Military Academy. Since then, the way military sociology was taught at the academy has seen a great number of developments; the philosophy of education at the academy changed into an interdisciplinary and problem-based learning approach. These changes evolved into military sociology becoming a recognized perspective for analyzing military operations while being valued for its contribution to the functioning of future officers. With this shift, military sociology has developed a more pragmatic character. Even though theoretical development has sometimes been hampered by this preoccupation with pragmatics, in most times the blending of theory and praxis has stimulated the development in this field of knowledge.
Working and living in Bosnië : Experiences of Dutch IFOR-soldiers
When the Dutch contributions to the actions in the former Yugoslavia became more permanent, an in... more When the Dutch contributions to the actions in the former Yugoslavia became more permanent, an increasing need arose to draw lessons from experiences gained. Several studies were set up to investigate varying subjects as leadership, family problems and stress. Most of these studies were conducted after the soldiers returned from their missions. Few studies were conducted on the spot and few had a longitudinal and prospective design. The project described in this article aims to compensate for both shortcomings in earlier studies. It was intended to give a broad overview of work-related opinions, experiences and subject wellbeing of soldiers in a peace-supporting operations.
Cultures and dimensions. Classic perspectives and new opportunities in "dimensionalist" cross-cultural studies
Why management and military studies?
Routledge eBooks, Mar 24, 2020
Working and living in Bosnia
De militaire geest: over spanningen en ontwikkelingen in de organisatiecultuur van de krijgsmacht
Cultuur en kennis. Over de problemen maar ook de kansen van cultuurvergelijkend onderzoek
Values and military discipline : International comparisons and contingent developments
Information Sharing in Military Operations
Advanced sciences and technologies for security applications, 2017
Culture's consequences in the military
Sympathy, the Cement of Interoperability
Armed Forces & Society, Apr 4, 2007
The authors present the findings of ten years of research concerning binational military cooperat... more The authors present the findings of ten years of research concerning binational military cooperation in the First German-Netherlands Corps, founded in 1995. The start of this binational corps was accompanied with some worries because the interaction between Germans and Dutch in the populations at large was not considered to run smoothly. The authors focus on a well-known hypothesis from intercultural theory, claiming that frequency of contact is likely to foster feelings of sympathy. The data demonstrate that during the ten years of study the servicemen and -women of both nations have converged in their feelings of sympathy toward one another; in addition, the general hypothesis is confirmed. Servicemen and -women of other NATO member states entering the corps's headquarters since 2003 may help to create a more international atmosphere, in which the integration model of cultural interaction (instead of the assimilation and separation model) stands relatively more chance of success.
Ethnic Conflict and Terrorism
Routledge eBooks, Nov 16, 2005
Max Weber
Routledge eBooks, Mar 14, 2018
Dutch forward air controllers in Uruzgan: Aspects of cooperation, courage, responsibility, legitimacy and …. People getting killed
Working and living in Bosnia : experiences of Dutch IFOR soldiers
The effects of death threats during peace operations
The authors research the efficacy of Terror Management Theory. Their starting point is the disrup... more The authors research the efficacy of Terror Management Theory. Their starting point is the disruption caused by the existential threat of death on military operations, particularly on international stabilization operations that are complicated by problems of coordination and communication between participating national armed forces and by uncertainty regarding the occurrence of attacks. On the basis of quantitative data gathered by the researchers among Dutch soldiers participating in international stabilization operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, they make a number of recommendations. Units in threatening circumstances should increase identification with the army or with the military profession, increase motivation by explaining the purpose of the mission, and increase the soldiers faith in his own capabilities
Organisatie voor het HBO en WO
Van Doorn and Beyond
Armed Forces & Society, Oct 1, 2008
In the 1960s, Jacques van Doorn started teaching (military) sociology as a formal, scientific dis... more In the 1960s, Jacques van Doorn started teaching (military) sociology as a formal, scientific discipline at the Netherlands Military Academy. Since then, the way military sociology was taught at the academy has seen a great number of developments; the philosophy of education at the academy changed into an interdisciplinary and problem-based learning approach. These changes evolved into military sociology becoming a recognized perspective for analyzing military operations while being valued for its contribution to the functioning of future officers. With this shift, military sociology has developed a more pragmatic character. Even though theoretical development has sometimes been hampered by this preoccupation with pragmatics, in most times the blending of theory and praxis has stimulated the development in this field of knowledge.
Working and living in Bosnië : Experiences of Dutch IFOR-soldiers
When the Dutch contributions to the actions in the former Yugoslavia became more permanent, an in... more When the Dutch contributions to the actions in the former Yugoslavia became more permanent, an increasing need arose to draw lessons from experiences gained. Several studies were set up to investigate varying subjects as leadership, family problems and stress. Most of these studies were conducted after the soldiers returned from their missions. Few studies were conducted on the spot and few had a longitudinal and prospective design. The project described in this article aims to compensate for both shortcomings in earlier studies. It was intended to give a broad overview of work-related opinions, experiences and subject wellbeing of soldiers in a peace-supporting operations.
Cultures and dimensions. Classic perspectives and new opportunities in "dimensionalist" cross-cultural studies
Why management and military studies?
Routledge eBooks, Mar 24, 2020
Working and living in Bosnia
De militaire geest: over spanningen en ontwikkelingen in de organisatiecultuur van de krijgsmacht
Cultuur en kennis. Over de problemen maar ook de kansen van cultuurvergelijkend onderzoek
Values and military discipline : International comparisons and contingent developments
Information Sharing in Military Operations
Advanced sciences and technologies for security applications, 2017
Culture's consequences in the military
Sympathy, the Cement of Interoperability
Armed Forces & Society, Apr 4, 2007
The authors present the findings of ten years of research concerning binational military cooperat... more The authors present the findings of ten years of research concerning binational military cooperation in the First German-Netherlands Corps, founded in 1995. The start of this binational corps was accompanied with some worries because the interaction between Germans and Dutch in the populations at large was not considered to run smoothly. The authors focus on a well-known hypothesis from intercultural theory, claiming that frequency of contact is likely to foster feelings of sympathy. The data demonstrate that during the ten years of study the servicemen and -women of both nations have converged in their feelings of sympathy toward one another; in addition, the general hypothesis is confirmed. Servicemen and -women of other NATO member states entering the corps's headquarters since 2003 may help to create a more international atmosphere, in which the integration model of cultural interaction (instead of the assimilation and separation model) stands relatively more chance of success.
Ethnic Conflict and Terrorism
Routledge eBooks, Nov 16, 2005
Max Weber
Routledge eBooks, Mar 14, 2018
Norbert Elias
Routledge eBooks, Mar 14, 2018
This is a presentation for the European Group on Military and Society (ERGOMAS) 2013 conference. ... more This is a presentation for the European Group on Military and Society (ERGOMAS) 2013 conference. It explores the civil military relations of Morris Janowitz demonstrating its roots in pragmatism and applications to peacekeeping.
Tirant Lo Blanch, 2023
Este libro examina la conexión entre la sociología y los desafíos que enfrentan las fuerzas armad... more Este libro examina la conexión entre la sociología y los desafíos que enfrentan las fuerzas armadas modernas.
La sociología militar ha recibido poca atención en el mundo académico más amplio y se centra, principalmente, en las relaciones entre civiles y militares. Este libro busca abordar esta brecha y combina ideas, teorías y puntos de vista de los autores fundadores de la sociología. Cada capítulo se enfoca en un pensador específico. Hay capítulos sobre Max Weber, Emile Durkheim, Karl Marx, Georg Simmel, Jane Addams, W. E. B. Du Bois, Pitirim Sorokin, Erving Goffman, Michel Foucault, Morris Janowitz, Norbert Elias, Cornelis Lammers, Arlie Russell Hochschild, Cynthia Enloe y Bruno Latour. Cada uno de los ensayos discute sus ideas y teorías en relación con temas que son de interés en y alrededor de las fuerzas armadas contemporáneas.
Los estudios militares se toman aquí en un sentido amplio, por lo que el volumen abarca una amplia gama de temas, incluidas las relaciones entre civiles y militares, los asuntos político-militares, el desempeño y los resultados de las operaciones militares y los arreglos organizacionales, incluida la tecnología y la composición, el desempeño y bienestar del personal.
El libro tiene la intención de proporcionar puntos de vista y aproximaciones que ayudarán a las fuerzas armadas a innovar en sus organizaciones y prácticas, no necesariamente en la forma funcional habitual de innovar (es decir, más rápido, más preciso, etc.) sino de una manera más amplia.
Este libro será de gran interés para los estudiantes de sociología, estudios militares, relaciones cívico-militares, estudios de la guerra y el conflicto, y relaciones internacionales en general.