Contemporary Military Reserves Between the Civilian and Military Worlds

1. Introduction: Negotiating Reservists: Transmigration and Multiple Contracts

Vincent Connelly and Eyal Ben-Ari

Between the Military and Civilian Spheres

2. A Conceptual Framework for Examining the Role of Identity in the Experiences of U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers

Bonnie M. Vest, Erin M. Anderson Goodell, Rachel A. Hoopsick, D. Lynn Homish, and Gregory G. Homish

3. Transmigration, Voluntary Service and Complementary Careers: A Comparison of Canadian Regular and Reserve Force Military Members

Irina Goldenberg and Eyal Ben-Ari

4. Measuring Regular and Reserve Force Integration in the Canadian Armed Forces

Michael A. Rostek

Identity and Motivation

5. Ex-regulars in the British Army Reserve: "Just here for the money?"

Vincent Connelly, Zoe Morrison, Julia Birchenough, Sarah Cunningham-Burley, and Wendy Loretto

6. Motivations of the Argentinian Reservists to Join the Army

Laura Masson and Pablo Journé

Transferring Skills

7. Multiple Contracts Concept as Opportunity to Ease Challenges for Estonian Employers’ Obligations Concerning Employees’ Reserve Service in Military

Eleri Lillemäe, Taavi Laanepere, Kairi Kasearu

8. The Possibilities and Limits of Military Reservists’ Civilian Skills for Armed Forces

Rachel Woodward, Antonia Dawes, Timothy Edmunds, Paul Higate, K. Neil Jenkings

Political Dimensions

9. Building Bridges with Society? Reservists and the democratization of Armed Forces in Argentina

Sabina Frederic and Marina Martinez Acosta

10. Militarism and Self-Portrait of Reservists as Second-rate Soldiers in South Korea

Insoo Kim

11. Afterword

Patrick Bury

Biography

Eyal Ben-Ari was formerly Professor of Anthropology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and is now fellow of the Center for Society, Security and Peace at Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee, Israel.

Vincent Connelly is Professor of Psychology at Oxford Brookes University, UK.

'The reserve force in the 21^st century has undergone tremendous change, increasingly relied on as an operational force rather than a strategic force. As a result, future conflicts will increasingly involve reservists. Chapters in this volume describe the new context for reserve forces internationally, and provide explanations of mechanisms that bind reservists to military service and elaborate on new concerns. The collection of readings here is central to informing researchers, policymakers, and military leaders of current and emerging issues of reservists and responding to these concerns.'--James Griffith, National Center for Veterans Studies, University of Utah, USA

'Hidden in plain sight, reserve forces go to war and fight COVID as they supplement and extend modern militaries. 　Ben-Ari and Connelly’s Contemporary Military Reserves adds to the limited, yet growing military reserve literature by providing theoretical anchors as well as historical and contemporary context. International in scope, it is filled with rich questions, fresh insight and impressive empirical analysis. An indispensable resource!'--Patricia M. Shields, Regents’ Professor, Department of Political Science, Texas State University, USA 

'This volume comes with perfect timing as we witness the global revival of reserve forces, from the deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan to the campaigns against COVID-19. By using an innovative theoretical framework, a large number of highly experienced authors address a significant scholarly deficit as they examine reserve forces through a rich comparative study of multiple cases. This book should be a required read for practitioners and scholars interested in the future organization of the armed forces.'--Yagil Levy, Professor, The Open University of Israel