Military Covenants and Contracts in Motion: Reservists as Transmigrants 10 Years Later
Dados Bibliográficos
| AUTOR(ES) | |
|---|---|
| AFILIAÇÃO(ÕES) | Department of Sociology and Anthropology, School of Education, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, Department of Behavioral Sciences, Ruppin Academic Center, Israel, Dan Shomron Institute for Society, Security and Peace, Kinneret Academic College, Israel |
| ANO | 2021 |
| TIPO | Artigo |
| PERIÓDICO | Armed Forces and Society |
| ISSN | 0095-327X |
| E-ISSN | 1556-0848 |
| EDITORA | Annual Reviews (United States) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0095327x20924034 |
| CITAÇÕES | 10 |
| ADICIONADO EM | Não informado |
Resumo
This article reexamines and develops the analytical metaphor of 'Reserve Soldiers as Transmigrants' in three directions. First, we advance the notion of transmigration by linking it to the explicit and implicit 'contracts' or agreements struck between the military and individuals and groups within and outside of it. Second, we show that the 'management' model of reserve forces is not just an administrative matter but that 'negotiating' with reservists involves wider issues that include managing identity, commitment, and the meaning attached to military service. Third, we examine the institutional and political meaning of the reserves at the macro sociological level. The juxtaposition and interplay of two models—transmigration and multiple contracts—allows us to introduce structural elements into the movement of soldiers between the military and civilian society, and add a dynamic dimension to the contents of the implicit contracts that organize reservists' relations with the state and military.