Doing one's job
Translating politics into military practice in the Norwegian mentoring mission to Iraq
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5724694 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kjetil Enstad (0000-0002-2925-7817, Department of Land Power, The Norwegian Defence University College/The Military Academy, Oslo, Norway, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 402-419 |
| Publication date | 2020-02-17 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Small Wars and Insurgencies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-2318 • E-ISSN: 1743-9558 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09592318.2020.1714847 |
| OpenAlex | W3004078883 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 5 |
This article investigates how political ambitions are translated into military practice in the small Norwegian contribution to the International Coalition against ISIL in Iraq from 2017 to 2019. The most important Norwegian political aims do not correspond clearly to a military objective, and thus military practice must take on a symbolic function. Understanding the processes of translation that this requires and the social complexity of operating with such aims with partners and Coalition forces is not straight-forward. The analysis of my interviews with commanders and seconds-in-command concludes by suggesting that such missions may require small-state militaries like the Norwegian to reconceive what constitutes core military practices, and that practice theory or the wider disciplines of sociology and anthropology may inform such a reconception
Military theory · Norwegian · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Computer Science · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Law · Military, Security, and Education Studies · Peacebuilding and International Security
| Citations per year | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |