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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

In our latest AF&S podcast episode, we feature "Recruitment and Retention in British Army Reserve Logistics Units" by Patrick Bury. Listen on Spotify! open.spotify.com/episode/2M2G...

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Check out this article from our #NewIssue! U.S. Combat Medicine and Military Morale - Tanisha M. Fazal (tanishafazal.bsky.social), Jane L. Sumner, Jessica Korona-Bailey, Tracey Perez Koehlmoos #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Check out this article from our #NewIssue! When Professionalism Is Not Enough: On Public Discourse Regarding Women’s Combat Service in Israel—the Case of Iron Swords (2023–2025) - Elisheva Rosman, Itamar Rickover journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Listen to the latest AF&S podcast episode! We're summarizing "The Word of Command: Communication and Cohesion in the Military" by Anthony King! Listen on Apple Podcasts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

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Podcast Episode · Sage Sociology · September 30 · 25m

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Our October 2026 Issue is now available online! This Issue includes topics like military professionalism, motivations to serve, and military retention, to name a few. We appreciate every author and reviewer who contributed to this issue! Read the new issue here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/AFS/curr...

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Scholar Spotlight: Tine Molendijk is a professor by special appointment of Moral Dilemmas of Military Operations at Radboud University, where she researches and teaches on moral injury, combat readiness, and cognitive warfare. Thank you for your incredible work!

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Scholar spotlight: Uzi Ben-Shalom is a Full Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Ariel University and has been contributing to AF&S for over 20 years! Thank you for your invaluable scholarship and research!

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Scholar spotlight: Lindsay Cohn (lindsaypcohn.bsky.social), one of our Editorial Board Members, is a Full Professor at the US Naval War College, where she researches military organizations, civil-military relations, and foreign policy/public opinion. Thank you for your incredible work!

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Book Review: Sociopolitical sciences and international military affairs: The tunnel of war and peace. Cass Military Studies by Soeters, J - René Moelker, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

In our latest AF&S podcast episode, we provide a synopsis of "Light Infantry as Peacekeepers in the Sinai" by David R. Segal, Theodore P. Furukawa, and Jerry C. Lindh. Listen here! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

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Podcast Episode · Sage Sociology · September 16 · 12m

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Psychological Capital and Subjective Well-Being Among University Students During Prolonged Armed Conflict: Examining the Civilian Front and Displacement in Israel - Batel Hazan-Liran, Ofra Walter, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Evaluation Without Information in the Principal-Agent Dynamics of Conscription-Based Military Outsourcing: A Research Note - Sangbaek Kim, Jihong Jang, Jiho Kim, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

New in #OnlineFirst! Living With Chronic Pain: A Narrative Inquiry Into Identity Reconfiguration Among Canadian Veterans—A Research Note - Umair Majid, Tom Hoppe, Phoebe Priest, Leane Lacroix, Nicholas Held, David Pedlar, Kerry Kuluski, 2026 #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

New AF&S podcast out now! We're featuring "Riding the Tiger: Civilian Control and the Military in Democratizing Korea" by Aurel Croissant. Listen on Spotify! open.spotify.com/episode/7FVC...

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

New in #OnlineFirst! Book Review: Building bridges: Black GIs, military labor, and the fight for equality in World War II by Bristol, D. - Yuan Huang, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

New in #OnlineFirst! From Barracks to the Labor Market: How Military Identity Shapes Veteran Employment Stability in China - Qiuyue Zhang, Yi Wang, Yili Lin, Yu Cao, Wenxin Deng, Lingling Zhao, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! A Comparative Study of British Army Wives With and Without Children: Well-Being, Coping Mechanisms and Support; A Research Note - Ella Doolan-Dransfield, 2026 #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

New AF&S podcast out! Today, we present "Perceptions of Espoused Versus Enacted Culture Around Sexual Misconduct and Other Offenses Among U.S. Military Service Members" by Jeffrey Lucas, Paul Hanges, Kelly Beavan, Jordan Epistola, Emily Forgo, and Debra Shapiro. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

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Podcast Episode · Sage Sociology · September 2 · 18m

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Cascade and Attrition: Two Processes of Motivational Decline in Compulsory Military Service—A Longitudinal Study of Israeli Soldiers - Anat Waldman, Uzi Ben-Shalom, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

New in #OnlineFirst! From Total to Quasi-Total: Organizational Resilience and Cohort Adaptation in the U.S. Army - Tamas Horvath, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

New in #OnlineFirst! Revolutionary Leaders and the Onset of Conscription - Simon Rotzer, Gary Uzonyi, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Listen to the latest AF&S podcast episode! We're summarizing "Broadening the Perspective on Military Cohesion" by Ilmari Käihkö (kaihko.bsky.social). podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

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Podcast Episode · Sage Sociology · August 26 · 20m

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

New in #OnlineFirst! Gender-Sensitive Language in the Armed Forces of Ukraine: Implementing MoD Order No. 236 During Active Conflict - I. Trubavina, K. Pryimak, M. Zviahintseva, O. Fabrycheva, S. Khmelnytska, O. Cherednychenko, D. Makhtai, S. Semerikov, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

New in #OnlineFirst! Legal Militarization and the Transformation of Objective Civilian Control: A Comparative Study of Transitional Democracies - Adrianus Adhiwira Yoga Pradana, Prawitra Thalib, Mohammad Fakhruddin Mudzakkir, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Support for China’s Military Spending: Love for China or Loathing of the Western Camp? - Tianshu Hao, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

New AF&S podcast out now! We're featuring "Authorship and Affiliation in Armed Forces and Society Volumes 1-25" by Morten Ender. Listen on Spotify! open.spotify.com/episode/0fhm...

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Check out this article from our #NewIssue! Book Review: Military Politics: New Perspectives by Crosbie, T. (Ed.) - Donald S. Travis journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Check out this article from our #NewIssue! Book Review: The New Australian Military Sociology: Antipodean Perspectives by West, B., & Carter C. (Eds.) - John Fowler (jfowlerir.bsky.social) journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! The Call to Arms: Understanding Combat Motivation Among IDF Reserve Soldiers in the Iron Swords War - Yizhaq Benbenisty, Naama Yaacov, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Listen to this week's AF&S podcast episode, based on Eyal Ben-Ari, Elisheva Rosman, and Eitan Shamir's article, "Neither a Conscript Army nor an All-Volunteer Force: Emerging Recruiting Models" podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

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Podcast Episode · Sage Sociology · August 12 · 27m

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Check out this article from our #NewIssue! A Militarization of German Defense Politics? - Ina Kraft journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Check out this article from our #NewIssue! Armed Non-State Actor-Perpetrated Civilian Victimization in Armed Conflict: An Opportunity Cost Argument - Emily Naasz journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

New in #OnlineFirst! Book Review: Imperfect equilibrium: Civil-military relations in Russian defense policymaking by Shamiev, K (kirland.bsky.social) - Matteo Mazziotti di Celso, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! The Scholar–Soldier Paradox: Civilian Education, Doctrinal Adaptation, and Institutional Estrangement in Post-Conflict Colombia - Andrés Peña-Galindo, Oscar David Melo, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

In our latest AF&S podcast episode, we provide a synopsis of "Civilian Monitoring of U.S. Military Operations in the Information Age" by Damon Coletta and Peter D. Feaver. Listen on Apple Podcasts! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

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Podcast Episode · Sage Sociology · August 5 · 23m

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Check out this article from our #NewIssue! A Mediated Model of Female Navy Personnel’s Personality Traits, Sexism, and Bystander Attitude Toward Sexual Harassment in Taiwan - Chia-Chun Wu, Pei-Shan Lee, Zuway-R Hong journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Check out this article from our #NewIssue! Navigating Moral Injury and the Search for Recognition: Dutch Peacekeeper Veterans Return to Lebanon - Naomi Gilhuis, Tine Molendijk #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

We are happy to welcome Hoan La to the AF&S Editorial Board as our Junior Editor! Hoan La is a Ph.D. Student in the Political Science Department at Texas Tech University.

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Check out this article from our #NewIssue! Revisiting Military as a Total Institution: The Case of Conscript Service in Estonia - Eleri Lillemäe, Kairi Kasearu, Eyal Ben-Ari journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Check out this article from our #NewIssue! Is Transformational Military Leadership Out There? An Exploratory Research Study of Military Teams in Action - Jakob Rømer Barfod, Jonathan Clifton #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

We have a new Editorial Board member, Patrick Bury! Patrick Bury patrickbury.bsky.social is a Reader in Security in the Political Science Department at the University of Bath. He studies terrorism, military sociology, and international security. Welcome, Patrick!

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Listen to the latest AF&S podcast episode! We're summarizing "Fault Lines of the American Military Profession" by Thomas Crosbie and Meredith Kleykamp. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

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Podcast Episode · Sage Sociology · July 22 · 20m

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Check out this article from our #NewIssue! The Effects of Military Lifestyle and Operational Deployments on Marital Dynamics: A Qualitative Study of Military Spouses in Turkey - Filiz ER journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

This week's AF&S podcast episode is based on David Segal's 1994 article, "National Security and Democracy in the United States." Listen on Spotify!

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Check out this article from our #NewIssue! Calling out the Troops to Manage Environmental and Health Crises in Australia: Public Understandings of Domestic Armed Forces Operations - Josh Holloway (jholloway.bsky.social), Rob Manwaring #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! “To Care for Him Who Shall Have Borne the Battle”: Public Attitudes About Privatizing Veterans’ Health Care in the U.S - Anisha Aggarwal, Siddharth Srivastava, Simon F. Haeder (simonfhaeder.bsky.social) 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Join us in welcoming Morten Brænder to the AF&S Editorial Board! Morten Brænder is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Aarhus University, and researches military sociology, leadership, and journalism. Welcome, Morten!

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Check out this article from our #NewIssue! Artificial Intelligence and U.S. Military Cadets’ Attitudes About Future War - Paul Lushenko, Robert Sparrow journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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