190 Pages
by
Routledge
190 Pages
by
Routledge
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Conscription is seen as forming a site and an issue-area around which different identities are struggled over and core political relations established in a security-related context. The unravelling of conscription thus unavoidably pertains to a set of essential ideational issues and has significance far beyond the military sphere. The contributors to this book explore the more profound issues... Read more
Contents: Introduction: unpacking conscription, Pertti Joenniemi; Farewell to conscription? the case of Denmark, Pertti Joenniemi; National or international? contending discourses on Finnish conscription, Kari Laitinen; The rise and death of conscription: the case of France, Jean-Philippe Lecomte; Resisting change: the politics of conscription in contemporary Germany, Kerry Longhurst; The power of the draft: a century of changing legitimacy of Norway's armed forces, Karsten Friis; Enduring conscription: vagueness and Värnplikt in Sweden, Anna Leander; The Swedish military manpower policies and their gender implications, Annica Kronsell and Erika Svedberg; Conclusion: national lexica of conscription, Anna Leander and Pertti Joenniemi; Index.
Biography
Pertti Joenniemi is Senior Research Fellow at the Department for European Affairs, Danish Institute of International Studies, Denmark.
'Adopting a revisionist and critical approach, this book demonstrates how conscription is evolving and why it remains an important model in a number of European countries. The book is both timely and sophisticated in its analysis and should appeal to scholars interested in processes of nation-building and the evolution of European security.' Christopher Browning, University of Birmingham, UK 'This book not only provides us with important insights into a key aspect of European defence - that of conscription - but also places it in the wider social context of the countries involved. It is a valuable document that fills a gap in defence and strategic studies, but also contributes to a deeper understanding of the European state.' Clive Archer, Director, Manchester European Research Institute, UK 'Adds to a long overdue International Relations literature that is grounded in lived social relations rather than abstract systemic speculations. The suggestions for how conscription may be changed in order to address post-modern security concerns are particularly welcome given today's global climate. A welcome contribution on a key theme.' Iver Neumann, Oslo University, Norway 'These essays collected here are shrewd, informative...the book should interest historians of modern nation-building.' H-Net Review
