Understanding the Impact of Social Research on the Military Reflections and Critiques 1st Edition by Eyal Ben-Ari 9781000483208 1000483207

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• ISBN 10:1000483207
• ISBN 13:9781000483208
• Author:Eyal Ben-Ari

Understanding the Impact of Social Research on the Military
Reflections and Critiques

Table contents:

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
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
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 between – tensions, dynamism, and practices
Introduction – impact in perspective
The Finnish National Defence University
Impact of research in research-based military education
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
7 Notes on the appropriation of an ethnography: the case of the military police of the state of São Paulo, Brazil
A sequence of events
A conclusion, if that is possible…
Notes
Bibliography
8 The impact of social research on gender policies in the Argentine Armed Forces
Introduction
Social sciences and the armed forces: a troubled relationship
What about gender in the military?
Method
Institutional positions
Multiple institutional positions
Role, power, and prestige
Skills, emotions, and personhood
How does research impact?
From lecturer to policy-maker: challenges of the new position
Tensions, weaknesses, and opportunities in the new position

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