Armed Forces & Society Journal
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Armed Forces & Society, a quarterly international journal #CivMil, #War & #Peace #Veterans
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Our January 2026 Issue is now available! Check it out here! #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/toc/AFS/curr...
Check out this article from our new issue: National Guard Command Authority and the Black Lives Matter Protests of 2020: Domestic Security Debates for a New Generation of Military Veterans - Jeffrey Lantis #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
January 27, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Check out this article from our new issue: National Guard Command Authority and the Black Lives Matter Protests of 2020: Domestic Security Debates for a New Generation of Military Veterans - Jeffrey Lantis #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Check out this article from our new issue: Motivated to Fight: Diverse Motivations of Foreign Fighters in the Russia–Ukraine War - Ori Swed, Aria Stiefelmaier, Oleksandra Hanchukova, 2026 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
January 24, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Check out this article from our new issue: Motivated to Fight: Diverse Motivations of Foreign Fighters in the Russia–Ukraine War - Ori Swed, Aria Stiefelmaier, Oleksandra Hanchukova, 2026 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
From our new issue: Citizenship Traditions and Cultures of Military Service: Patriotism and Paychecks in Five Democracies - R. Krebs, (@robertralston.bsky.social) T. Balzacq, (@blagdendavid.bsky.social) S. Shenhav, M. Steinbrecher #NewIssue #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
January 22, 2026 at 7:03 PM
From our new issue: Citizenship Traditions and Cultures of Military Service: Patriotism and Paychecks in Five Democracies - R. Krebs, (@robertralston.bsky.social) T. Balzacq, (@blagdendavid.bsky.social) S. Shenhav, M. Steinbrecher #NewIssue #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
New in #OnlineFirst: Book Review: Dictators’ endgames by Aurel Croissant, Tanja Eschenauer-Engler, & David Kuehn - Christoph Harig (@charig.bsky.social), 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
January 21, 2026 at 7:02 PM
New in #OnlineFirst: Book Review: Dictators’ endgames by Aurel Croissant, Tanja Eschenauer-Engler, & David Kuehn - Christoph Harig (@charig.bsky.social), 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Check out this article from our new issue: War Is Back in Post-Heroic Europe: Change and Continuity in the Relationship Between the Armed Forces and Society - Tine Molendijk #NewIssue #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
January 20, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Check out this article from our new issue: War Is Back in Post-Heroic Europe: Change and Continuity in the Relationship Between the Armed Forces and Society - Tine Molendijk #NewIssue #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
From our new issue: Re-examining Willingness to Fight for One’s Country: Exploring Nature of Conflict and Citizenship Status Effects in the United States and Canada - Christopher Simon, Nicholas Lovrich, Kenneth Verboncoeur, Michael Moltz, 2026 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
January 17, 2026 at 7:01 PM
From our new issue: Re-examining Willingness to Fight for One’s Country: Exploring Nature of Conflict and Citizenship Status Effects in the United States and Canada - Christopher Simon, Nicholas Lovrich, Kenneth Verboncoeur, Michael Moltz, 2026 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Our January 2026 Issue is now available! Check it out here! #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/toc/AFS/curr...
January 15, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Our January 2026 Issue is now available! Check it out here! #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/toc/AFS/curr...
New in #OnlineFirst: Professional Military Ethics: An Effective Barrier to Military Politicization in Politically Polarized Environments? A Research Note - Fernando Rodrigues Goulart, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
January 14, 2026 at 7:01 PM
New in #OnlineFirst: Professional Military Ethics: An Effective Barrier to Military Politicization in Politically Polarized Environments? A Research Note - Fernando Rodrigues Goulart, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
New in #OnlineFirst: Military Interventions and Press–Politics Relations in Turkey - Seren Guven, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
January 13, 2026 at 7:02 PM
New in #OnlineFirst: Military Interventions and Press–Politics Relations in Turkey - Seren Guven, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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If you’re in DC tomorrow, or want to participate online for a 4 to 5 pm event on civil-military relations, we’d love to have you in the conversation! Here’s how to rsvp:
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January 12, 2026 at 4:52 PM
If you’re in DC tomorrow, or want to participate online for a 4 to 5 pm event on civil-military relations, we’d love to have you in the conversation! Here’s how to rsvp:
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Anybody wants to present a civil-military relations panel at APSA, and have papers/abstracts, please send word. I will try to get a panel submission ready.
January 11, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Anybody wants to present a civil-military relations panel at APSA, and have papers/abstracts, please send word. I will try to get a panel submission ready.
Scholar spotlight: Heidi Urben is a professor of practice at Georgetown University and has been publishing on and researching important topics in civil-military relations, the military profession, and national security strategy. Thank you, Heidi, for all you do!
January 10, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Scholar spotlight: Heidi Urben is a professor of practice at Georgetown University and has been publishing on and researching important topics in civil-military relations, the military profession, and national security strategy. Thank you, Heidi, for all you do!
Check out this article from our forum on National/Social Resilience: Contradiction of Concordance Theory - Zulfiqar Ali, 2014 #OpenAccess #SpecialIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
January 8, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Check out this article from our forum on National/Social Resilience: Contradiction of Concordance Theory - Zulfiqar Ali, 2014 #OpenAccess #SpecialIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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My review of 'Dictators' Endgames' by Croissant/Eschenauer-Engler/Kuehn is now out in @afssage.bsky.social
The book examines the behaviour of military leaders when a dictator’s political survival depends on their support and is well worth the read
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #CivMilSky
The book examines the behaviour of military leaders when a dictator’s political survival depends on their support and is well worth the read
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #CivMilSky
Book Review: Dictators’ endgames by Croissant, A., Eschenauer-Engler, T., & Kuehn, D. - Christoph Harig, 2026
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January 8, 2026 at 7:34 AM
My review of 'Dictators' Endgames' by Croissant/Eschenauer-Engler/Kuehn is now out in @afssage.bsky.social
The book examines the behaviour of military leaders when a dictator’s political survival depends on their support and is well worth the read
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #CivMilSky
The book examines the behaviour of military leaders when a dictator’s political survival depends on their support and is well worth the read
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #CivMilSky
Check out this article from our forum on National/Social Resilience: Military Identity as Predictor of Perceived Military Competence and Skills - Rino Bandlitz Johansen, Jon Christian Laberg, Monica Martinussen, 2014 #OpenAccess #SpecialIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
January 6, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Check out this article from our forum on National/Social Resilience: Military Identity as Predictor of Perceived Military Competence and Skills - Rino Bandlitz Johansen, Jon Christian Laberg, Monica Martinussen, 2014 #OpenAccess #SpecialIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Check out this article from our forum on National/Social Resilience: A Continuum of Nation-State Resiliency to Watershed Terrorist Events - Richard J. Chasdi, 2014 #OpenAccess #SpecialIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
January 3, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Check out this article from our forum on National/Social Resilience: A Continuum of Nation-State Resiliency to Watershed Terrorist Events - Richard J. Chasdi, 2014 #OpenAccess #SpecialIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Check out this article from our forum on National/Social Resilience: Searching for Resilience - Sandra Walklate, Ross McGarry, Gabe Mythen, 2014 #OpenAccess #SpecialIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
January 1, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Check out this article from our forum on National/Social Resilience: Searching for Resilience - Sandra Walklate, Ross McGarry, Gabe Mythen, 2014 #OpenAccess #SpecialIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Check out this article from our forum on National/Social Resilience: Social Resilience in Times of Protracted Crises - Reuven Gal, 2014 #OpenAccess #SpecialIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
December 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Check out this article from our forum on National/Social Resilience: Social Resilience in Times of Protracted Crises - Reuven Gal, 2014 #OpenAccess #SpecialIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Scholar spotlight: Patrick Bury (@patrickbury.bsky.social), a Senior Associate Professor at the University of Bath, has been contributing to important conversations on topics like military professionalism, military reserves, and warfare and counterterrorism. Thank you for your work and research!
December 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Scholar spotlight: Patrick Bury (@patrickbury.bsky.social), a Senior Associate Professor at the University of Bath, has been contributing to important conversations on topics like military professionalism, military reserves, and warfare and counterterrorism. Thank you for your work and research!
Interested in delving into the concept of resilience? Check out our 2013 forum on National/Social Resilience, now available free for a limited time #OpenAccess #SpecialIssue journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...
December 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Interested in delving into the concept of resilience? Check out our 2013 forum on National/Social Resilience, now available free for a limited time #OpenAccess #SpecialIssue journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...
Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Network Structure and Military Control in North Korea: A Topic Modeling Analysis on North Korean Dictators’ Speech to the Military - Insoo Kim, Kieun Sung, Sunhong Kim, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
December 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Network Structure and Military Control in North Korea: A Topic Modeling Analysis on North Korean Dictators’ Speech to the Military - Insoo Kim, Kieun Sung, Sunhong Kim, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Why Americans Consider Joining the Military - Neil Snyder, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
December 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Why Americans Consider Joining the Military - Neil Snyder, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Answering the Call of Duty: Examining the Effect of War Legacies on Military Manpower Systems - Kieun Sung, Won-June Hwang, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
December 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Answering the Call of Duty: Examining the Effect of War Legacies on Military Manpower Systems - Kieun Sung, Won-June Hwang, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
In #OnlineFirst: Broadening Understandings of “Identity” Among Military Partners: A Multidisciplinary Reflection from the United Kingdom A Research Note - R. Gribble, D. Crowe-Urbaniak, A. Cree, E. Senior, E. Huddlestone (@emmahuddlestone.bsky.social) #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
December 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
In #OnlineFirst: Broadening Understandings of “Identity” Among Military Partners: A Multidisciplinary Reflection from the United Kingdom A Research Note - R. Gribble, D. Crowe-Urbaniak, A. Cree, E. Senior, E. Huddlestone (@emmahuddlestone.bsky.social) #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Above and Beyond the Call of Duty: The Medal of Honor, Heroism, and Professionalism in the Twenty-First Century - Anthony King, Patrick Bury (@patrickbury.bsky.social), 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
December 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Above and Beyond the Call of Duty: The Medal of Honor, Heroism, and Professionalism in the Twenty-First Century - Anthony King, Patrick Bury (@patrickbury.bsky.social), 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...