The post-Cold War tendency of abandoning conscripted for volunteer forces appears to be
reversing, and many countries have recently expanded or reintroduced mandatory military …

This book provides a ground-breaking assessment of the Israeli national security experience
from the establishment of the country through to the present day. Seventy-five years after its …

Israeli society has seen a gradual decrease in the proportion of compulsory and reserve
soldiers amid growing criticism of the military from those who have previously served. This …

Introduction The current research explores the association between political views, combat
experiences, and the adaptation of soldiers to post-service life. Violent experiences in …

While past decades Western societies have been shifting from mandatory military service
toward all-volunteer forces, a number of them have retained conscription. A growing …

After all-male universal conscription had been deactivated in many European countries in
the post-Cold War era, the past decade has seen a surprising reversal of this trend, with …

Anchored in feminist theory, this article examines the relationship between mothers and their
sons serving in Israel Defense Forces. A review of the feminist literature reveals that the …

While most scholarly works on conscription in democracies focus on its abolition, the few
works that explain its retention usually attribute it to countries' security needs. Using the …

The heated public debate on the mandatory draft in Israel invites a broad discussion of the
legitimacy crisis of the model, particularly as the majority of the Jewish public support …

Due to wider social, cultural and economic change, British youth are less understanding and
supportive of, and less motivated to serve in, the armed forces. Meanwhile, the British all …