Focus Group Interview As Research Method inside the Military

In the proposed paper I would like to focus on the several dimensions, as shape, establishing and duration of relationship between different groups in the military institution perceived in the context of chosen research methods. The starting point of the paper is the reflection on the use of Focus Group Interview as a tool for qualitative research in the  Polish Armed Forces. The history of use of FGI starts in military studies in Poland begins in the mid of 90. (XX c). FGI as a method was used in the research mainly focused on the issues of women in the service, conscripts and lowest rank professional soldiers. The social process, that is activated as a result of use of FGI includes the re-creation of social relations and identity construction in the group of respondents of given kind. In the case of marginalized target groups, the situation of research creates an friendly environment, where the process of building a positive group-definitions appears. The reality of the research and its consequences may form the forum for the subordinated and/or marginalized group in the institution. In this context it influences the social actions and processes inside the institution, finally affecting the organizational culture of the military.