Military Identity in a Postmodern World

What is it about?

Military identity is traditionally seen i relation to a modernist construct of universalism, structure and objectivity. This paper debates the emergence of a different military identity, one that is sensitive towards a postmodern worldview of constructivism, complexity and cotextualism.

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Why is it important?

The paper is unique in the sense that it addresses the extensive restructuring of the armed forces of western countries over the last couple of decades in respect of the fundamental consequences it possess for the development of military identity.