Contemporary Military Reserves : Between the Civilian and Military Worlds (Paperback)

1. Introduction: Negotiating Reservists: Transmigration and Multiple Contracts  Between the Military and Civilian Spheres  2. A Conceptual Framework for Examining the Role of Identity in the Experiences of U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers  3. Transmigration, Voluntary Service and Complementary Careers: A Comparison of Canadian Regular and Reserve Force Military Members  4. Measuring Regular and Reserve Force Integration in the Canadian Armed Forces  Identity and Motivation  5. Ex-regulars in the British Army Reserve: "Just here for the money?"  6. Motivations of the Argentinian Reservists to Join the Army  Transferring Skills  7. Multiple Contracts Concept as Opportunity to Ease Challenges for Estonian Employers’ Obligations Concerning Employees’ Reserve Service in Military  8. The Possibilities and Limits of Military Reservists’ Civilian Skills for Armed Forces  Political Dimensions  9. Building Bridges with Society? Reservists and the democratization of Armed Forces in Argentina  10. Militarism and Self-Portrait of Reservists as Second-rate Soldiers in South Korea  11. Afterword