Check out this article from our new issue: Turkish Military Sociology: Exploring the Evolution of an Early Starter but Latecomer - Barış Ateş (@militarysociology.bsky.social), 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Check out this article from our new issue: Effects of State-Level Individual Mandate on Veterans’ Access to Health Care in the United States - Dongjin Oh, Keon-Hyung Lee, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Cynicism, Political Extremism, and Associated Factors in Military Service Academies - Celia Williams, Brianna A. Smith, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

@militarysociology.bsky.social .social and my new paper in @afssage.bsky.social offers a typology to explain the massive shifts of academic-military relations in PME from 1991–2024. 2/7

Check out this article from our new issue: The Relationship Between Military Service and Legislative Behavior for U.S. Representatives in Recent Congresses - David J. Tier, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Check out this article from our new issue: Partners in Love/War: An Explorative Study of Ukrainian Soldiers’ Lived Experiences of Being in a Romantic Relationship in the Russo-Ukrainian War - Marcel Mangold, 2025 #NewIssue #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Check out this article from our new issue: Sentiment Analysis of Russian-Language Social Media Posts Discussing the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Matthew C. Dean, Ben Porter, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

New in OnlineFirst: Academic–Military Relations in US and Allied Professional Military Education Organizations 1991–2024: A Comparative Analysis and Proposed Typology - Tamir Libel (@tamirlibel.bsky.social) Barış Ateş (@militarysociology.bsky.social) #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Check out this article from our new issue: Military Propensity Among Israel Defense Forces’ Potential Conscripts: A Re-Examination and Differentiation by Personal Preferences of Enlistment Motivation - Anat Waldman, Roni Tiargan-Orr, Reuven Gal, #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Check out this new article in OnlineFirst! Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in Military Services: Culture, Hypermasculinity, and the Futility of Zero-Tolerance Approaches - Sara Rubenfeld, Jeffrey W. Lucas, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Check out this new article in OnlineFirst! Organizational Implications of Long-Term Civil–Military Cooperation During COVID-19: A qualitative study - Jacobine Janse, Jori Kalkman (@jorikalkman.bsky.social), Adriaan Hopperus Buma, Aura Timen, 2025 #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

New in OnlineFirst: Book Review: Military politics: New perspectives - Donald S. Travis, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Check out this new article in OnlineFirst! Rushing Infrastructure Projects Under Austerity: The Militarization of the Mexican Public Administration During AMLO’s Government - Raúl Zepeda Gil (@rgzepeda.bsky.social), Luis Roberto Vargas Pineda, 2025 #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

New in OnlineFirst: Between Citizen-Soldiers and Anomic Pacifists: Varieties of Society-Defense Relations in the Visegrad Group - Weronika Grzebalska, Pavol Kosnáč, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Scholar spotlight: Barış Ateş (@militarysociology.bsky.social), a professor of Military Sociology at the Turkish National Defense University in Istanbul, has been a valued member of our community and has provided invaluable research and insights in our field! Thank you, Barış!

I am really happy that my article “Rushing Infrastructure Projects Under Austerity: The Militarization of the Mexican Public Administration During AMLO’s Government” has been published in @afssage.bsky.social. You can read open access here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

New in OnlineFirst: Trust in Government and Media Consumption During an Armed Conflict: The Case of the Israeli Public During the Swords of Iron War - Gal Yavetz, Raphaël Zumofen, Vincent Mabillard, 2025 #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Scholar spotlight: Ilmari Käihkö is an associate professor of War Studies at Swedish Defence University and has been providing invaluable insights into topics like Military Cohesion. Thank you, Ilmari, for your continued scholarship!

Scholar spotlight: Anthony King, a professor of War Studies at the University of Exeter, is one of our board members and has been contributing to AF&S for over 20 years! Thank you for all you’ve done!

New in OnlineFirst: Views of Generation X and Millennial Women on Gender Equity and Social Justice in the Military: A Correlational Study - Andrale Jeanlouis, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

New in OnlineFirst: The Propensity of Veteran-Owned Firms to Provide Employee Benefit Programs: A Test of Military Imprinting Versus Business Pragmatism - Michael Lotspeich-Yadao, Craig Wesley Carpenter, Charles M. Tolbert, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Check out this article from our Military Families Special Collection: Spouse- and Service-related Antecedents of Officers’ Commitment - Victoria Bellou, George Gkousgkounis, 2015 #OpenAccess #SpecialIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Scholar spotlight: Yagil Levy, a professor in the Department of Sociology at The Open University of Israel, has been contributing to AF&S for over 15 years! Thank you for your work and research!

Check out this article from our Military Families Special Collection: The Impact of Multiple Deployments and Social Support on Stress Levels of Women Married to Active Duty Servicemen - Elizabeth P. Van Winkle, Rachel N. Lipari, 2015 #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Scholar spotlight: Lindy Heinecken, a professor of sociology at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, is one of our editorial board members and has been publishing with us for nearly 25 years! Thank you, Lindy, for your support of the journal and your contributions to the field!

Scholar spotlight: Morten Ender, a full professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership at West Point, is an editorial board member of AF&S and has been contributing to the journal for over 30 years! Thank you for your continued contributions to the journal!

Interested in the impact of the military on family life? Check out our 2014 special issue on Military Families, now available free for a limited time #OpenAccess #SpecialIssue journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...

New in OnlineFirst: Crisis Response and Institutional Learning in the Israeli Military: Negotiating Transparency and Security in the Aftermath of the Tze’elim Training Accidents - Oshri Bar-Gil, 2025 #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

New in OnlineFirst: Book Review: The new Australian military sociology: Antipodean perspectives - John Fowler (jfowlerir.bsky.social ), 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

New in OnlineFirst: U.S. Combat Medicine and Military Morale - Tanisha M. Fazal (@tanishafazal.bsky.social), Jane L. Sumner, Jessica Korona-Bailey, Tracey Perez Koehlmoos, 2025 #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

New in OnlineFirst: Book Review: The Changing Dynamics of Civil–Military Relations in Pakistan - C. Christine Fair, Edmund A. Walsh, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

New in OnlineFirst: Women in the Military: Navigating Through Female Life Stages and Military Career by “Acting Normally” - Nadia Diacone, Elena Bendien, Eva van Baarle, Petra Verdonk (@petraverdonk.bsky.social), 2025 #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

New in OnlineFirst: Armed Non-State Actor-Perpetrated Civilian Victimization in Armed Conflict: An Opportunity Cost Argument - Emily Naasz, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

New in OnlineFirst: The Military-Industrial Complex in Turkey: Myth or Reality? - Can Donduran, Enes Kurt, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

New in OnlineFirst: Brothers in Arms? Estonia’s Defense Forces and the Trojan Horse Dilemma - Christofer Berglund, 2025 #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

New in OnlineFirst: Polarized Patriots: Political Giving by U.S. Military Officers - Neil N. Snyder, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

New in OnlineFirst: Unequal Suffering of War: Combat Participation, Regime Type, and Leaders’ Health - Wensong Shen, Ruolin Su, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

New in OnlineFirst: When Professionalism Is Not Enough: On Public Discourse Regarding Women’s Combat Service in Israel—the Case of Iron Swords (2023–2025) - Elisheva Rosman, Itamar Rickover, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

New in OnlineFirst: A Knowledge Taxonomy for Military Interoperability: The United States and Brazil in Peacekeeping and Stabilization Operations - Matías Ferreyra, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Check out this article from our Afghanistan war symposium: The Afghanistan War’s Legacy: The Reimagining of the Outsourcing of War and Security - Ori Swed, 2023 #OpenAccess #SpecialIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Check out this article from our Afghanistan war symposium: An Exemplary Defeat: The West in Afghanistan, 2001–2021 - Jan Willem Honig, Ilmari Käihkö (@kaihko.bsky.social), 2023 #OpenAccess #SpecialIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Check out this article from our Afghanistan war symposium: The Best They Could Do? Assessing U.S. Military Effectiveness in the Afghanistan War - Risa Brooks (@risabrooks12.bsky.social), 2023 #OpenAccess #SpecialIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Check out this article from our Afghanistan war symposium: Reflecting on America’s Withdrawal from Afghanistan: The View From Southeast Asia - Terence Lee (@terenceleepols.bsky.social), 2023 #OpenAccess #SpecialIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Check out this article from our Afghanistan war symposium: Air Power International Organizations and Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan - Susan Allen, (@ladyprofessor.bsky.social) Sam Bell, Carla Martinez Machain (@carlammm.bsky.social) #OpenAccess #SpecialIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Interested in interdisciplinary perspectives on the Afghanistan war? Check out our 2023 symposium on the Afghanistan war, now available free for a limited time #OpenAccess #SpecialIssue journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...

From our new issue: We (All) Want You? Perceived Military Leadership Potential and Actual Leadership Role Occupancy in Working Life: A Longitudinal Study of a Swedish Cohort - Therese Reitan, Sten-Åke Stenberg #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

From our new issue: Assessing the Link Between Bible Reading and Flourishing Among Military Families: Preliminary Findings - Matt Bradshaw, Sung Joon Jang, Byron R. Johnson, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...