This book explores how public cultures shape women's military participation within the European Union. It analyzes the way in which different policy options have been elaborated in the United Kingdom, France and Germany and examines patterns of women's military participation across societies.

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IRÈNE EULRIET Research Fellow at the Institut de Recherche Stratégique de l'École militaire (IRSEM) and a member of the Groupe de Sociologie Politique et Morale (GSPM/EHESS) in Paris, France.

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Book Title: Women and the Military in Europe
Book Subtitle: Comparing Public Cultures
Authors: Irène Eulriet
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230369863
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-20689-2Published: 27 March 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-30250-5Published: 01 January 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-36986-3Published: 27 March 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 173
Topics: International Relations, Gender Studies, Social Policy, Sociology of Work, Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology, Military and Defence Studies

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

Front Matter

Introduction

Women in the Military — Dominant Approaches

Europe — A Liberal Space

The United Kingdom — Preserving Effectiveness

Germany — Safeguarding the Family

France — Achieving Equality

Conclusion

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