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The Power of Diversity in the Armed Forces : International Perspectives on Immigrant Participation in the Military.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Human Dimensions in Foreign Policy, Military Studies, and Security StudiesPublisher: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (281 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780228013457
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Power of Diversity in the Armed ForcesDDC classification:
  • 355.008
LOC classification:
  • UB416 .P694 2022
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction Diversity vis-à-vis Expansion: Non-citizen Military Participation -- Part One Diversity, Inclusion, and Immigrant Identities in the Military -- 1 Fighting for Your Host Country: Non-citizen Soldiers in Belgium -- 2 The Swiss Armed Forces' Reputation and Integration Function for Recruits with Migration Backgrounds -- 3 Whose Military Is It Anyway? Transforming the Australian Defence Force into Australia's Defence Force -- 4 The Military as a Path to Citizenship, Integration, and Identity: Visible Minorities and Immigrants' Perspectives about the Military in Canada -- 5 Children of Migrant Workersin Military Service: Cross-sectional Comparison in the Israel Defense Forces -- Part Two Motivators and Barriers to Immigrant Recruitment and Retention -- 6 In Defence of Diversity: Including Immigrants in the US Military as a Strategic Imperative -- 7 Caught between Progressive and Traditional: The Swedish Military Managing Diversity -- 8 Gym Warriors: Motivations of and Barriers to Second-Generation Immigrants for Enlisting in the Dutch Armed Forces -- 9 Nationalism and the Absence of Immigrants in the Brazilian Armed Forces -- 10 International Perspectives from India, Norway, and Poland on Immigrant Intake in the Military -- Conclusion: Expanding the Consideration of Immigrants and the Military -- Contributors -- Index.
Summary: This collection investigates how different countries approach the inclusion or exclusion of immigrants in their armed forces, and offers immigrant military participation as a way to provide a pathway to citizenship, foster greater societal integration, and achieve a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive military.
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Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction Diversity vis-à-vis Expansion: Non-citizen Military Participation -- Part One Diversity, Inclusion, and Immigrant Identities in the Military -- 1 Fighting for Your Host Country: Non-citizen Soldiers in Belgium -- 2 The Swiss Armed Forces' Reputation and Integration Function for Recruits with Migration Backgrounds -- 3 Whose Military Is It Anyway? Transforming the Australian Defence Force into Australia's Defence Force -- 4 The Military as a Path to Citizenship, Integration, and Identity: Visible Minorities and Immigrants' Perspectives about the Military in Canada -- 5 Children of Migrant Workersin Military Service: Cross-sectional Comparison in the Israel Defense Forces -- Part Two Motivators and Barriers to Immigrant Recruitment and Retention -- 6 In Defence of Diversity: Including Immigrants in the US Military as a Strategic Imperative -- 7 Caught between Progressive and Traditional: The Swedish Military Managing Diversity -- 8 Gym Warriors: Motivations of and Barriers to Second-Generation Immigrants for Enlisting in the Dutch Armed Forces -- 9 Nationalism and the Absence of Immigrants in the Brazilian Armed Forces -- 10 International Perspectives from India, Norway, and Poland on Immigrant Intake in the Military -- Conclusion: Expanding the Consideration of Immigrants and the Military -- Contributors -- Index.

This collection investigates how different countries approach the inclusion or exclusion of immigrants in their armed forces, and offers immigrant military participation as a way to provide a pathway to citizenship, foster greater societal integration, and achieve a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive military.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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