Sociology of War

The start of Russia’s escalated war actions in Ukraine prompted an unprecedented challenge to military sociologists all over the world. The possibility of full scale war in Europe was unexpected for decades and already had many different sociological and organizational implications for the armed forces of the democracies. On the other hand the war continues in the context of global resurgent authoritarianism. While the West and its global allies rallied to denounce Russian aggression, other parts of the world (notably China and India) seem to be blaming the US. What are the appropriate sociological analogies to make sense of these developments? Are we headed for the use of Cold War war era concepts and theories, while new theoretical and methodological instruments for hybrid warfare analysis are still valid? What lessons are learned for the preparation of armed forces and societies for high intensity conflicts? Abstracts are welcome to address these large questions.