Becoming a warring nation: The Danish 'military moment' and its repercussions
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Becoming a warring nation : The Danish 'military moment' and its repercussions. / Daugbjerg, Mads; Sørensen, Birgitte Refslund.
I: Critical Military Studies, Bind 3, Nr. 1, 2017, s. 1-6.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Becoming a warring nation
T2 - The Danish 'military moment' and its repercussions
AU - Daugbjerg, Mads
AU - Sørensen, Birgitte Refslund
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - This introduction sets the frame for the section’s four articles, all themed on contemporary developments in Denmark in the wake of the country’s involvement in the ‘coalition’ wars of recent decades. During this period, Danish governments have adopted a so-called ‘activist’ foreign policy, a key element of which is the increased utilization of its armed forces in operations across the globe. These processes are interesting, not least because they run counter to earlier conceptions in and of Denmark, a country that has been known, for long, as a bastion of politically liberal stances, widespread pacifism and a strong foreign policy tradition of non-involvement. We outline this Danish road from ‘adaptation’ to ‘activism’, arguing for a need for a critical, qualitatively based research focus on the social and cultural repercussions of this peculiar ‘military moment’ in Denmark. The four articles that make up the themed section are written on the basis of ethnographic case studies that seek to contribute to such a wider discussion.
AB - This introduction sets the frame for the section’s four articles, all themed on contemporary developments in Denmark in the wake of the country’s involvement in the ‘coalition’ wars of recent decades. During this period, Danish governments have adopted a so-called ‘activist’ foreign policy, a key element of which is the increased utilization of its armed forces in operations across the globe. These processes are interesting, not least because they run counter to earlier conceptions in and of Denmark, a country that has been known, for long, as a bastion of politically liberal stances, widespread pacifism and a strong foreign policy tradition of non-involvement. We outline this Danish road from ‘adaptation’ to ‘activism’, arguing for a need for a critical, qualitatively based research focus on the social and cultural repercussions of this peculiar ‘military moment’ in Denmark. The four articles that make up the themed section are written on the basis of ethnographic case studies that seek to contribute to such a wider discussion.
U2 - '10.1080/23337486.2016.1231994
DO - '10.1080/23337486.2016.1231994
M3 - Journal article
VL - 3
SP - 1
EP - 6
JO - Critical Military Studies
JF - Critical Military Studies
SN - 2333-7486
IS - 1
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