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Gender and the military: women in the armed forces of Western democracies
In: Cass military studies
Gendered Organizational Dynamics in Military Contexts
In: The Palgrave International Handbook of Gender and the Military, p. 105-122
The sociological dimension of external military interventions: The Portuguese military abroad
In: Portuguese journal of social science, Volume 13, Issue 2, p. 129-149
ISSN: 1758-9509
Abstract
This article addresses, from a sociological point of view, the involvement of the Portuguese armed forces in international peace operations. After reviewing some major sociological contributions for understanding change in military institutions and the development of international military missions, it concentrates on the Portuguese case, aiming at uncovering the place and meaning of peace operations for the Portuguese armed forces during the past two decades. After briefly recalling some facts and figures concerning the Portuguese participation in peace operations, it addresses the relevance of such involvement at different analytical levels, showing that peace operations have come to play a decisive role in the national defence political discourse, the organizational configuration of the Portuguese armed forces and the soldiers' professional identity. The last section consists of a short prospective exercise looking at possible implications of disengagement from international peace missions. The conclusion is that, considering the strategic, organizational and socio-psychological centrality of these missions, disengagement is likely to have important consequences in the overall strategic definition, purpose and identity of the Portuguese military, while entailing an additional cost: the possible loss of at least part of a recently reinforced legitimacy.
Forces for Good? Military Masculinities and Peacebuilding in Afghanistan and Iraq
In: International peacekeeping, Volume 21, Issue 1, p. 118-120
ISSN: 1743-906X
Forces for Good? Military Masculinities and Peacebuilding in Afghanistan and Iraq
In: International peacekeeping, Volume 21, Issue 1, p. 118-120
ISSN: 1353-3312
The Price of Disengagement: Past Trends and Prospects for Portuguese Participation in International Military Missions
In: The Armed Forces: Towards a Post-Interventionist Era?, p. 149-163
Gender relations in the armed forces: does the draft make a difference?
In: Sicherheit und Frieden: S + F = Security and Peace, Volume 30, Issue 1, p. 19-24
ISSN: 0175-274X
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Gender Relations in the Armed Forces: Does the Draft Make a Difference?
In: Sicherheit & Frieden, Volume 30, Issue 1, p. 19-24
Gendered Culture in Peacekeeping Operations
In: International peacekeeping, Volume 17, Issue 4, p. 471-485
ISSN: 1743-906X
Gendered Culture in Peacekeeping Operations
In: International peacekeeping, Volume 17, Issue 4, p. 471-486
ISSN: 1353-3312
Como Evitar Golpes Militares
In: Relações internacionais: R:I, Issue 24, p. 165-169
ISSN: 1645-9199
From loyalty to dissent: how military women respond to integration dilemmas
In: Women in the military and in armed conflict, p. 161-181
Forcas Armadas e Sociedade - Continuidade e Mudanca: Diversidade Social nas Forcas Armadas: Género e Orientacao Sexual em Perspectiva Comparada
In: Nação e defesa, Issue 107, p. 61-88
ISSN: 0870-757X