| Description |
1 online resource (151 p.) |
| Series |
Cass Military Studies |
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Cass military studies
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| Contents |
Intro -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Figure -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Introduction: social science, influence, and change in the military -- Three types of knowledge -- The engineering model -- The enlightenment model -- The critical sociological model -- Three distinctions -- Explicit and implicit goals -- Direct and indirect influence -- Intended and unintended consequences -- In lieu of a conclusion: a ""Messy"" model of influence -- Conclusion -- References |
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1. Truth in military studies: lessons for producers and consumers of research on the military -- The cohesion theme -- The racial integration theme -- The gender integration theme -- The sexual orientation theme -- Coda -- Note -- References -- 2. Science and politics: on the political utilization of military sociological research: The German Case -- A study is a study is a study? -- Diagnoses -- The social scientification of the world -- The scientification of politics -- The socialization of consulting -- The politicization of science -- When politics and science meet |
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Military sociology and the department of defense in Germany -- What to do? -- Notes -- References -- 3. What does social science research on the military ""do""?: Between Academic Ornament and Dubious Ally of the Israeli Military -- A short note on a long personal journey -- Some key activities -- Combat companies in the second Palestinian Uprising -- Applied research: checkpoints -- Pubic and (not-so public) committees -- The management of diversity in the IDF -- Supervising students -- Intertwined issues: secondary and tertiary impacts -- Conclusion: potentiating knowledge -- References |
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4. Bridging two worlds: the knowledge-policy linkage in the study of the Portuguese Armed Forces -- Introduction -- Scientific knowledge, social impact, and the military -- Studying gender integration in the Portuguese Armed Forces -- From output to impact in recruitment and retention policies -- Contributing to higher military education and evaluating it -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 5. In and between -- tensions, dynamism, and practices -- Introduction -- impact in perspective -- The Finnish National Defence University -- Impact of research in research-based military education |
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Professional education vs. academic education -- Abstract scientific knowledge vs. concrete knowledge for military needs -- Impact of research as societal impact -- Open vs. secret knowledge -- Impact of research as innovation -- Innovation vs. implementation -- Case 1: deep leadership model as a doctrine -- Case 2: the development of crisis management education -- Case 3: from the will to defend the state to defense relations -- Discussion and conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 6. Research as a totem: How an academic book became the patrimony of a generation of officers -- Notes |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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7. Notes on the appropriation of an ethnography: The case of the Military Police of the State of São Paulo, Brazil |
| Subject |
Sociology, Military
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Armed Forces -- Organization -- Evaluation
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Sociology, Military.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Carreiras, Helena
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Castro, Celso
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| ISBN |
9781000483192 |
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1000483193 |
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