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Humour in the Reminiscences about Military Service in the Soviet Army (1967–1990)

open access: yesLatvijas Universitātes Žurnāls. Vēsture
The article presents a study in which the phenomenon of humour in the reminiscences of the Lithuanians who did compulsory military service in the Soviet army between 1967 and 1990 is analysed using the qualitative research method of oral history ...
Ieva Šimanauskaitė
doaj   +1 more source

Conscription and the Returns to Education: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity*

open access: yesThe Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2019
In 1997, the French government put into effect a law that permanently exempted young French male citizens born after Jan 1, 1979 from mandatory military service while still requiring those born before that cutoff date to serve.
Pierre Mouganie
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Economics of US Civil War Conscription [PDF]

open access: yes
The US government had limited power during the Civil War, including an inability to tax income. Similar to conscription plans considered in the War of 1812, Civil War conscription was not intended to compel service, but was a second-best plan to shift ...
Timothy J. Perri
core  

Deterrence Through Resilience and Civil Preparedness: The Comprehensive and Militarised Models of Civil Defence

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As hybrid threats blur the line between war and peace and challenge conventional deterrence logics, states increasingly turn to concepts of resilience, civil preparedness and whole‐of‐society as elements of their security strategies. This raises the question of how civilian agency can be viewed as an element of deterrence and what the ...
Agata Mazurkiewicz, Heljä Ossa
wiley   +1 more source

Keep The Townships Clean [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
A promotional sticker created by the End Conscription Campaign.https://digitalcommons.colum.edu/ecc/1000/thumbnail ...
End Conscription Campaign
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Working For A Just Peace [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
A flyer explaining the End Conscription Campaign’s lobbying efforts.https://digitalcommons.colum.edu/ecc/1014/thumbnail ...
End Conscription Campaign
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Les soldats et l’armée nationale vus par les livres d’école et la littérature enfantine de l’Italie libérale (1860-1900)

open access: yesItalies, 2016
À partir d’un corpus de livres de lecture scolaire et de littérature de jeunesse, sont présentés ici des images et des stéréotypes positifs qui furent transmis aux nouvelles générations afin de faire accepter la conscription obligatoire et rendre ...
Mariella Colin
doaj   +1 more source

Dilemmas of Civilian Participation in Military Deterrence and Defence: Legal and Ethical Dimensions

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How can civilians participate in deterrence and defence in ways that do not jeopardize their immunity from deliberate attack? The principle of civilian immunity from deliberate attack in war is a core element of contemporary international humanitarian law (IHL). Uniformed combatants and others who take up arms pose a threat may be liable to be
Neta C. Crawford
wiley   +1 more source

Russian Military Construction Against the Background of Militarization of her Allies and Opponents, and its Trial by War

open access: yesRUDN Journal of Russian History, 2019
The author analyses Russian military reforms of the late 19th and early 20thcenturies and their influence on the efficiency of the army and the behavior of the lower ranks in military action.
Irina V Volkova
doaj   +1 more source

The Effect of Vietnam-Era Conscription and Genetic Potential for Educational Attainment on Schooling Outcomes

open access: yesEconomics of Education Review, 2017
This study examines whether draft lottery estimates of the causal effects of Vietnam-era military service on schooling vary by an individual’s genetic propensity toward educational attainment.
Lauren L. Schmitz, D. Conley
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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