Recruitment and Retention of Minorities in the Armed Forces

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Recruitment and Retention of Minorities in the Armed Forces

Monday, July 14, 2014: 5:30 PM-7:20 PM

Room: Booth 50

RC01 Armed Forces and Conflict Resolution (host committee)

Language: English

Session Organizer:

Tibor SZVIRCSEV TRESCH, Swiss Military Academy at ETH Zurich, Switzerland

31.1

“New Ways of Recruiting – an Evaluation of the SAF Efforts of Recruiting Ethnic Minorities” (Oral Presentation)
Johan OSTERBERG, Swedish Nationel Defence College, Sweden; Eva JOHANSSON, swedish national defence college, Sweden

31.2

The Integration of Cultural Minorities in the Swiss Armed Forces (Oral Presentation)
Tibor SZVIRCSEV TRESCH, Swiss Military Academy at ETH Zurich, Switzerland

31.3

Career Advancement for Women in the UK Military- Opportunities, Risks and Responses to Gain Acceptance (Oral Presentation)
Derek MCAVOY, PhD Student, United Kingdom; Kevin BURGESS, Defence Academy, United Kingdom

31.4

Satisfaction of Former Employees of the Swiss Armed Forces with Their New Work Situation (Oral Presentation)
Tibor SZVIRCSEV TRESCH, Swiss Military Academy at ETH Zurich, Switzerland

31.5

"Because You're a Migrant, They Treat You Really Tough." Findings of a Qualitative Study on Young Migrant's Perception of the Armed Forces in Germany (Oral Presentation)
Phil LANGER, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany; Claudius WAGEMANN, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany

31.6

Recruitment of Women and Persons Born Abroad to the Swedish All-Volunteer Force (Oral Presentation)
Emma JONSSON, Swedish National Defence College, Sweden

31.7

Negotiating Identity Performance in the Canadian Forces; Soldiers and Stereotypes (Oral Presentation)
Victoria TAIT, Carleton University, Canada