The Power of Diversity in the Armed Forces : International Perspectives on Immigrant Participation in the Military.
Scoppio, Grazia.
The Power of Diversity in the Armed Forces : International Perspectives on Immigrant Participation in the Military. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (281 pages) - Human Dimensions in Foreign Policy, Military Studies, and Security Studies ; v.19 . - Human Dimensions in Foreign Policy, Military Studies, and Security Studies .
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.
9780228013457
Armed Forces-Minorities.
Diversity in the workplace.
Immigrants.
Electronic books.
UB416 .P694 2022
355.008
The Power of Diversity in the Armed Forces : International Perspectives on Immigrant Participation in the Military. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (281 pages) - Human Dimensions in Foreign Policy, Military Studies, and Security Studies ; v.19 . - Human Dimensions in Foreign Policy, Military Studies, and Security Studies .
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.
9780228013457
Armed Forces-Minorities.
Diversity in the workplace.
Immigrants.
Electronic books.
UB416 .P694 2022
355.008