5th ISA Forum of Sociology (6-11 July 2025)

Between 2014 and 2023, Routledge published three books organized by Celso Castro, Helena Carreiras, Sabina Frederic and Eyal Ben-Ari: "Qualitative Methods in Military Studies: Research Experiences and Challenges" (2014), "Researching the Military" (2017) and "Understanding the Impact of Social Research on the Military: Reflections and Critiques" (2023). This trilogy reflected on the practice of research on the military, covering the following topics: the research methods used; the experiences of researchers in the field; and the impact of social scientific research on the armed forces. The objective of this session is to continue the reflection on these topics, something that is still underdeveloped from the perspective of social sciences.