This paper estimates causal intergenerational occupation transmission in the military using discontinuities in parents' eligibility for service from the Armed Forces Qualification Test. A parent's enlistment in the Army increases their children's military service propensity by between 58% and...

During the Civil War not all men served honorably and this was known by everyone in their communities. We study how shame and ostracism affect behavior by examining whether men who deserted from the Union Army, and who faced no legal sanctions once the war was over, returned home or whether they...

During the Civil War not all men served honorably and this was known by everyone in their communities. We study how shame and ostracism affect behavior by examining whether men who deserted from the Union Army, and who faced no legal sanctions once the war was over, returned home or whether they...

Institutionalising European defence : main trends in European public perceptions in the age of the global war on terror / Yantsislav Yanakiev -- Between alliance and home front considerations : the German armed forces and security-related opinion polls / Sabine Collmer -- Managing diversity in...

Charles C. Moskos (1934-2008) / Laura Miller -- The glocalization of bereavement : bereaved families, economic discourse and the hierarchy of Israeli casualties / Udi Lebel -- Cultural and political challenges in military missions : how officers view multiculturality in armed forces / Tibor...

Eine historisch-ökonomische Analyse der Entwicklung der Militärbürokratie in der UdSSR. Dargestellt werden Kampagnen zu ihrer Bekämpfung in der sowjetischen Geschichte. Es wird aufgezeigt, daß die Militärbürokratie durch die Verletzung der Wirtschaftsgesetze entstehen konnte. Die Armee...