- How are soldiers made, and what does it mean to be a soldier in today’s Western democracies?
- How can we study military culture academically?
- What are the theoretical frameworks, methodological pitfalls, and how do we gain new knowledge and debates on these topics?
- What can ethnographical studies tell us about changes and stability in our society, the Norwegian Armed Forces, and closed, elite units in the global era?
In her talk Dr Tone Danielsen will discuss these issues based on two decades of research on the Norwegian military, and her 18 months of field work with the
Norwegian Naval Special Operations Commando (Marinejegerkommandoen). This research will be presented this autumn in the book
Making Warriors.
Chair: Øystein H. Rolandsen, Co-director CCC
A light lunch will be served.