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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · Mar 8

From our 50th Anniversary issue: Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Armed Forces & Society: An Introduction - Patricia M. Shields, Donald S. Travis, 2025 #AFS50 journals-sagepub-com.lib-e2.lib.ttu.edu/doi/full/10....

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 9h

New in OnlineFirst: Academic–Military Relations in US and Allied Professional Military Education Organizations 1991–2024: A Comparative Analysis and Proposed Typology - Tamir Libel (@tamirlibel.bsky.social) Barış Ateş (@militarysociology.bsky.social) #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 1d

Check out this article from our new issue: Military Propensity Among Israel Defense Forces’ Potential Conscripts: A Re-Examination and Differentiation by Personal Preferences of Enlistment Motivation - Anat Waldman, Roni Tiargan-Orr, Reuven Gal, #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 4d

Our October 2025 Issue is now available! Check it out here! #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/toc/AFS/curr...

Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 6d

From our #mostread articles: Civil–Military Relations: Through a Perilous Lens - Vasabjit Banerjee (@vasabjit.bsky.social), Sean P. Webeck, 2024 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 6d

From our #mostread articles: What Do Successful Military-to-Civilian Transitions Look Like? - J. Karre, D. Perkins, N. Morgan, K. Davenport, K. Aronson, R. Maury, D. Bradbard, N. Armstrong, A. Wright, R. Sargent, M. Andros #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 6d

From our #mostread articles: The Culture of Alcohol in the U.S. Military: Correlations With Problematic Drinking Behaviors and Negative Consequences of Alcohol Use - Sarah Meadows, Robin Beckman, Charles Engel, Diana Jeffery journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 6d

From our #mostread articles: The Reactivation and Reimagination of Military Conscription in Sweden - Sanna Strand (@sannastrand.bsky.social), 2024 #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 6d

If you haven’t already, check out our most-read articles from the past 6 months! journals.sagepub.com/action/showM...

Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 7d

Check out this new article in OnlineFirst! Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in Military Services: Culture, Hypermasculinity, and the Futility of Zero-Tolerance Approaches - Sara Rubenfeld, Jeffrey W. Lucas, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 7d

Looking to publish an article related to civil-military relations? Publish with us! See the type of scholarship we publish here: journals.sagepub.com/home/afs
You can find the submission guidelines here! t.co/xp3kSb4REg

Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 11d

Check out this new article in OnlineFirst! Organizational Implications of Long-Term Civil–Military Cooperation During COVID-19: A qualitative study - Jacobine Janse, Jori Kalkman (@jorikalkman.bsky.social), Adriaan Hopperus Buma, Aura Timen, 2025 #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 13d

New in OnlineFirst: Book Review: Military politics: New perspectives - Donald S. Travis, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 14d

Check out this new article in OnlineFirst! Rushing Infrastructure Projects Under Austerity: The Militarization of the Mexican Public Administration During AMLO’s Government - Raúl Zepeda Gil (@rgzepeda.bsky.social), Luis Roberto Vargas Pineda, 2025 #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 15d

New in OnlineFirst: Between Citizen-Soldiers and Anomic Pacifists: Varieties of Society-Defense Relations in the Visegrad Group - Weronika Grzebalska, Pavol Kosnáč, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 18d

Scholar spotlight: Barış Ateş (@militarysociology.bsky.social), a professor of Military Sociology at the Turkish National Defense University in Istanbul, has been a valued member of our community and has provided invaluable research and insights in our field! Thank you, Barış!

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Raúl Zepeda Gil 🌈🌹🇲🇽 @rgzepeda.bsky.social · 20d

I am really happy that my article “Rushing Infrastructure Projects Under Austerity: The Militarization of the Mexican Public Administration During AMLO’s Government” has been published in @afssage.bsky.social.

You can read open access here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 20d

New in OnlineFirst: Trust in Government and Media Consumption During an Armed Conflict: The Case of the Israeli Public During the Swords of Iron War - Gal Yavetz, Raphaël Zumofen, Vincent Mabillard, 2025 #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 22d

Scholar spotlight: Ilmari Käihkö is an associate professor of War Studies at Swedish Defence University and has been providing invaluable insights into topics like Military Cohesion. Thank you, Ilmari, for your continued scholarship!

Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 25d

Scholar spotlight: Anthony King, a professor of War Studies at the University of Exeter, is one of our board members and has been contributing to AF&S for over 20 years! Thank you for all you’ve done!

Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 27d

New in OnlineFirst: Views of Generation X and Millennial Women on Gender Equity and Social Justice in the Military: A Correlational Study - Andrale Jeanlouis, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · 29d

New in OnlineFirst: The Propensity of Veteran-Owned Firms to Provide Employee Benefit Programs: A Test of Military Imprinting Versus Business Pragmatism - Michael Lotspeich-Yadao, Craig Wesley Carpenter, Charles M. Tolbert, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · Sep 6

Check out this article from our Military Families Special Collection: Spouse- and Service-related Antecedents of Officers’ Commitment - Victoria Bellou, George Gkousgkounis, 2015 #OpenAccess #SpecialIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · Sep 4

Scholar spotlight: Yagil Levy, a professor in the Department of Sociology at The Open University of Israel, has been contributing to AF&S for over 15 years! Thank you for your work and research!

Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · Sep 2

Check out this article from our Military Families Special Collection: The Impact of Multiple Deployments and Social Support on Stress Levels of Women Married to Active Duty Servicemen - Elizabeth P. Van Winkle, Rachel N. Lipari, 2015 #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Armed Forces & Society Journal @afssage.bsky.social · Aug 30

Scholar spotlight: Lindy Heinecken, a professor of sociology at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, is one of our editorial board members and has been publishing with us for nearly 25 years! Thank you, Lindy, for your support of the journal and your contributions to the field!