Introduction : an overview of military unionism in the post Cold War era / Lindy Heinecken -- The British armed forces : no trust, no representation, no change / Richard Bartle -- Military unionism in the Italian armed forces : towards a new need for representation / Eraldo Olivetta -- At the margin of full citizenship? : the French military and union rights / Michel Louis Martin -- Freedom of association and the Canadian forces : current status and future trends / Kelly Farley, Rick Walker, and Dan Mendoza -- South Africa : facing the challenge of military unionism / Lindy Heinecken -- A way ahead for soldiers' interests? : military unionism in Slovenia / Maja Garb and Ljubica Jelu'I' -- From struggle for representation to mutually beneficial cooperation : unions in the Irish defence forces / Jean Calaghan -- Military collectivism in Australia : the watchdog that doesn't bark / Hugh Smith -- Military unionism in Belgium / Philippe Manigart, Delphine Resteigne, and Reinhald Sabbe -- The citizen in uniform : unions and the German armed forces / Jean Callaghan -- Pluralism, participation, and pacification : military unions in the Netherlands / Ren' Moelker -- Danish trade unions and their political role / Henning S'rensen -- Conclusions : placing military unionism in a comparative perspective / Richard Bartle.
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Little has been written about military unionism since the great debates of the 1970s, yet the changing nature of present day conflicts is making soldier representation more important than ever. Richard Bartle and Lindy Heinecken are acknowledged experts in this area and in Military Unionism In The Post Cold War Era: A Future Reality? brings together a contemporary collection of papers from leading authorities in 12 countries. The book provides a broad basis for the examination of international military unionism in these nations from the viewpoint of those with no unions (UK, Canada, France and Italy) those recently unionized (South Africa, Ireland, Australia and Slovenia) and those unionized for some time (Germany, Netherlands, Denmark and Belgium). This is a important new text for students of military science, sociology, HRM and policymakers. -- Publisher's Description.