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Sociology at Military Academies

The Swedish Case

Swedish National Defence College, erna.danielsson{at}fhs.se

Alise Weibull

Swedish National Defence College, alise.weibull{at}fhs.se

This article illustrates the role of sociology at the Swedish military academies. Finding a suitable balance between theoretical and practical education seems to have been a major thread in Swedish officer education from the eighteenth century to the present day. The emphasis has been on education that is closely linked to military war positions, with extensive elements of combat planning and carrying out military operations. But as tasks have changed, areas such as leadership and organizations have become more important, and the positions of sociological theories and perspective have gradually increased. The belief put forward here is that the demand for sociology will increase for two reasons: the current struggle to make Swedish officer education more university-like and, more important, the need for sociological knowledge that will grow the more the Defense Forces will be engaged in the international arena.

Key Words: military sociology • officer education • officer training

This version was published on October 1, 2008

Armed Forces & Society, Vol. 35, No. 1, 91-105 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0095327X07308623


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