Military Mission Formations and Hybrid Wars: New Sociological Perspectives

This volume explores and develops new social-scientific tools for analyzing and understanding contemporary military missions in theater, focusing on mission formations rather than organic units. It utilizes new approaches to social life, organizational dynamics, and armed violence to understand the place of the armed forces in contemporary conflicts and the new tasks they are assigned.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 204 pages
Publication date: 29 April 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive volume delves into and expands upon innovative social scientific methodologies for analyzing and comprehending contemporary military missions in theater. Despite the emergence of novel forms of armed conflict, the field of social science research on military operations has predominantly relied on tools developed during the era of conventional wars. These tools primarily revolve around examining traditional concerns such as cohesion, leadership, communication, unit dynamics, discipline, and motivation. While these issues remain crucial, most studies have centered on organic units, ranging from individual units to brigades.

In contrast, this volume proposes the utilization of concepts related to mission formations, rather than focusing solely on units or components, to more accurately capture the ongoing and dynamic nature of amalgamations and combinations that military involvement in conflicts necessitates. The study of these formations through the lens of social sciences, including sociology, social psychology, anthropology, political science, and organization science, necessitates the introduction of novel analytical tools to understand the role of armed forces in contemporary conflicts and the new challenges they face.

To achieve this, this volume employs innovative approaches to social life, organizational dynamics, and armed violence to explore the significance of armed forces in modern conflicts and the evolving tasks they are assigned. This book holds immense appeal to students engaged in the study of military studies, sociology, security studies, and International Relations, broadly.

Weight: 316g
Dimension: 154 x 233 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367567217