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The Power of Diversity in the Armed ForcesInternational Perspectives on Immigrant Participation in the Military |
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A look at how immigrant participation in the military helps achieve equity, increase diversity, and boost recruitment.
While countries throughout the world rely on immigrants to support their populations and economies, access to the military is limited, denied to those who have not yet acquired citizenship.
Precluding immigrants from serving in their host country’s armed forces is an issue of moral equity and operational effectiveness. Allowing immigrants to enlist ensures that the military represents the population it serves and encourages inclusivity and cultural change within the institution, while also creating a more effective military force. The Power of Diversity in the Armed Forces investigates how different countries approach the inclusion or exclusion of immigrants in their armed forces and offers immigrant military participation as a pathway to citizenship and a way to foster greater societal integration and achieve a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive military.
By surveying international perspectives on immigrant and non-citizen military participation in twelve countries, The Power of Diversity in the Armed Forces introduces and examines a new way to unlock the power of diversity in military organizations globally.
Precluding immigrants from serving in their host country’s armed forces is an issue of moral equity and operational effectiveness. Allowing immigrants to enlist ensures that the military represents the population it serves and encourages inclusivity and cultural change within the institution, while also creating a more effective military force. The Power of Diversity in the Armed Forces investigates how different countries approach the inclusion or exclusion of immigrants in their armed forces and offers immigrant military participation as a pathway to citizenship and a way to foster greater societal integration and achieve a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive military.
By surveying international perspectives on immigrant and non-citizen military participation in twelve countries, The Power of Diversity in the Armed Forces introduces and examines a new way to unlock the power of diversity in military organizations globally.
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Part of the Human Dimensions in Foreign Policy, Military Studies, and Security Studies Series (number 19 in series)
280 Pages, 6 x 9
18 tables, 7 diagrams
ISBN 9780228011101
August 2022
Formats: Cloth, Paperback, eBook
“The Power of Diversity in the Armed Forces opens up the conversation on a topic that currently has little literature available. This book is an excellent study on the issue of managing diversity in the armed forces around the world.” Isabelle Caron, Dalhousie University
Grazia Scoppio is a professor in the Department of Defence Studies at the Royal Military College of Canada. She is also cross-appointed in the Department of Political Studies at Queen’s University, and is a fellow at the Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP) at Queen’s.
Sara Greco is a policy analyst with the Canadian Armed Forces Transition Group (CAF TG) in the Department of National Defence (DND) and a research fellow with the CIDP at Queen’s University.
Sara Greco is a policy analyst with the Canadian Armed Forces Transition Group (CAF TG) in the Department of National Defence (DND) and a research fellow with the CIDP at Queen’s University.
Figures and Tables xi
Foreword xiii
Major-General Lise Bourgon
Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction: Diversity vis-à-vis Expansion: Non-citizen Military Participation 3
Sara Greco and Grazia Scoppio
Part One: Diversity, Inclusion, and Immigrant Identities in the Military
1 Fighting for Your Host Country: Non-citizen Soldiers in Belgium 17
Delphine Resteigne
2 The Swiss Armed Forces’ Reputation and Integration Function for Recruits with Migration Backgrounds 34
Stefano De Rosa and Tibor Szvircsev Tresch
3 Whose Military Is It Anyway? Transforming the Australian Defence Force into Australia’s Defence Force 56
Jarrod Pendlebury
4 The Military as a Path to Citizenship, Integration, and Identity: Visible Minorities and Immigrants’ Perspectives about the Military in Canada 78
Grazia Scoppio, Nancy Otis, and Yan (Lizzie) Yan
5 Children of Migrant Workers in Military Service: Cross-sectional Comparison in the Israel Defense Forces 107
Uzi Ben-Shalom, Deby Babis, Galia Sabar, Anabel Lifszyc Friedlander, and Corinne Berger
Part Two: Motivators and Barriers to Immigrant Recruitment and Retention
6 In Defence of Diversity: Including Immigrants in the US Military as a Strategic Imperative 125
Emerald M. Archer
7 Caught between Progressive and Traditional: The Swedish Military Managing Diversity 151
Arita Holmberg and Beatrice Pahv
8 Gym Warriors: Motivations of and Barriers to Second-Generation Immigrants for Enlisting in the Dutch Armed Forces 169
René Moelker and Lema Salah
9 Nationalism and the Absence of Immigrants in the Brazilian Armed Forces 183
Maria Celina D’Araujo
10 International Perspectives from India, Norway, and Poland on Immigrant Intake in the Military 205
Samir Rawat, Ole Boe, Andrzej Piotrowski, and Shradha Sharma
Conclusion: Expanding the Consideration of Immigrants and the Military 228
Alan Okros
Contributors 243
Index 251
Foreword xiii
Major-General Lise Bourgon
Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction: Diversity vis-à-vis Expansion: Non-citizen Military Participation 3
Sara Greco and Grazia Scoppio
Part One: Diversity, Inclusion, and Immigrant Identities in the Military
1 Fighting for Your Host Country: Non-citizen Soldiers in Belgium 17
Delphine Resteigne
2 The Swiss Armed Forces’ Reputation and Integration Function for Recruits with Migration Backgrounds 34
Stefano De Rosa and Tibor Szvircsev Tresch
3 Whose Military Is It Anyway? Transforming the Australian Defence Force into Australia’s Defence Force 56
Jarrod Pendlebury
4 The Military as a Path to Citizenship, Integration, and Identity: Visible Minorities and Immigrants’ Perspectives about the Military in Canada 78
Grazia Scoppio, Nancy Otis, and Yan (Lizzie) Yan
5 Children of Migrant Workers in Military Service: Cross-sectional Comparison in the Israel Defense Forces 107
Uzi Ben-Shalom, Deby Babis, Galia Sabar, Anabel Lifszyc Friedlander, and Corinne Berger
Part Two: Motivators and Barriers to Immigrant Recruitment and Retention
6 In Defence of Diversity: Including Immigrants in the US Military as a Strategic Imperative 125
Emerald M. Archer
7 Caught between Progressive and Traditional: The Swedish Military Managing Diversity 151
Arita Holmberg and Beatrice Pahv
8 Gym Warriors: Motivations of and Barriers to Second-Generation Immigrants for Enlisting in the Dutch Armed Forces 169
René Moelker and Lema Salah
9 Nationalism and the Absence of Immigrants in the Brazilian Armed Forces 183
Maria Celina D’Araujo
10 International Perspectives from India, Norway, and Poland on Immigrant Intake in the Military 205
Samir Rawat, Ole Boe, Andrzej Piotrowski, and Shradha Sharma
Conclusion: Expanding the Consideration of Immigrants and the Military 228
Alan Okros
Contributors 243
Index 251
