Advances in Military Sociology by Giuseppe Caforio
There could be no better homage to recently deceased sociologist Charles C. Moskos than dedicating to him this selection of the papers presented at RC01's international conference in Seoul (July 2008). It offers an up-to-date view of the panorama of social studies on armed forces and conflict resolution in a context of fast-moving change that renders many preceding theoretical previsions obsolete. Just to cite two aspects of this change, one can point first of all to how the presented studies move beyond the very concept of globalization, after which the conference had been named. It in fact emerged with clarity that the new dimensions of the context in which militaries and military policy must move are those of a constant, diffuse interaction of the 'local' and the 'global', so-called globalization. A second aspect, in the international area, is the shift towards a multipolar global order with the United States, the European Union, China, Russia, Latin America, Japan and India all manoeuvring for position, a shift that has significant consequences on military action as well.
Giuseppe Caforio was a professional officer of the Italian Army. Born in 1935 he served untill his retirement in 1992, then devoting himself to social research on the military, as it is demonstrated by his scientific memberships and production untill his sudden death in 2015. Deputy President of the Italian Centro Interuniversitario di Studi Storico-Militari since 1984, founding member of ERGOMAS since 1986 and then ERGOMAS Board member and Coordinator of the Working Group on the Military Profession, in 1988 he became member of the IUS and of the RC01 of the ISA, where he served as President of the ISA RC01in 1998 since 2010, and as Board Member until his death. He organized more than ten international conferences and participated with papers in more than one hundred seminars, congresses and conferences. He has 160 scientific publication (volumes, journal articles and essays, contributions in volumes and edited books), many of them translated into nine different languages.
Marina Nuciari is full professor of Sociology at the University of Torino, Italy, and professor of Military Sociology at the School for Strategic Studies, State University of Torino & Italian Army Academy. Founding member of the European Research Group On Military And Society (ERGOMAS), and Chairperson of ERGOMAS 1992 - 1996; Member of the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society (IUS), Chicago University (Chicago) since 1993 and of the International Sociological Association (ISA), Research Committee 01-Armed Forces and Conflict Resolution. Main fields of research activity: Military sociology, with special reference to the military profession, changes in military organisations, adjustment to asymmetric and CR operations; social change, development and modernisation, with special reference to African countries; Crosscultural Studies in Management and Business; Smart Cities, ICT and sustainable development. Author and co-author of some 90 publications in books, chapters, articles and edited volumes.
Marina Nuciari is full professor of Sociology at the University of Torino, Italy, and professor of Military Sociology at the School for Strategic Studies, State University of Torino & Italian Army Academy. Founding member of the European Research Group On Military And Society (ERGOMAS), and Chairperson of ERGOMAS 1992 - 1996; Member of the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society (IUS), Chicago University (Chicago) since 1993 and of the International Sociological Association (ISA), Research Committee 01-Armed Forces and Conflict Resolution. Main fields of research activity: Military sociology, with special reference to the military profession, changes in military organisations, adjustment to asymmetric and CR operations; social change, development and modernisation, with special reference to African countries; Crosscultural Studies in Management and Business; Smart Cities, ICT and sustainable development. Author and co-author of some 90 publications in books, chapters, articles and edited volumes.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781848558922 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848558929 |
| Title | Advances in Military Sociology |
| Author | Giuseppe Caforio |
| Series | Advances In Military Sociology: Essays In Honor Of Charles C Moskos |
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| Publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited |
| Year published | 2009-12-21 |
| Number of pages | 596 |
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