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Military Studies in a Post-Truth Society: Challenges and Perspectives Military Studies in a post-truth society: Challenges and perspectives June 17-21, 2019 | ISCTE-IUL, Lisbon, Portugal 15th Biennial ERGOMAS Military Studies in a post-truth society: Challenges and perspectives Dear friends, The ERGOMAS Conference is fast approaching! We have received many proposals which has resulted in an ambitious and exciting program! No doubt the conference will provide the opportunity to learn about new and developing areas of research in defence and security, to reunite with old friends and colleagues, as well as to establish new connections. We hope that the conference will help to highlight new collaborations and pave the way for future research initiatives and collaborations. This newsletter provides important information about the venue, transportation, logistics, and tourist information. Also attached is the final conference program. We hope that you thoroughly enjoy the conference and your visit in Lisbon! Helena, Irina, and Rene MAPS AND USEFUL INFO ISCTE-IUL, Lisbon, Portugal. Av.ª das Forças Armadas, 1649-026 Lisboa [Conference closer entrance through Av. Professor Aníbal Bettencourt] MAPS AND USEFUL INFO By Subway: .Exit the station Entrecampos on Av. da República; (yellow line - Network diagram) .Walk approximately 150m towards the Entre Campos roundabout; .At the roundabout, turn left (Av. das Forças Armadas), go up approximately 150m in the Sete Rios direction and you will find the entrance to the ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon on your right. By Carris bus: .Take the bus number 754 or 701; .Get off at the stop on the Av. das Forças Armadas, opposite to the "castle" of the Faculty of Pharmacy; .Descend the avenue approximately 50m. The entrance to the ISCTE-IUL is located on your left. By Train: .Exit the station Entrecampos on Av. da República; .Walk approximately 250m towards the Entre Campos roundabout; .At the roundabout, turn left (Av. das Forças Armadas), go up approximately 150m in the Sete Rios direction and you will find the entrance to the ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon on your right. MAPS AND USEFUL INFO Conference Dinner Thursday, 20h30m Building ‘Cantina Velha’ – University of Lisbon 5/10m walk from ISCTE-IUL Address: Avª. Profº. Gama Pinto - Cidade Universitária de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisboa Metro station: Cidade Universitária (yellow line) MAPS AND USEFUL INFO All conference sessions will happen in Building II Ground Floor Exhibition Hall / WC’s Registration / Atrium / Grand Auditorium / C103 / C104 / 1st Floor B104 B201 / B202 / B203 2nd Floor Cafeteria 3rd Floor C301 / Canteen / WC’s WIFI ISCTE-IUL-Guest Password: Salga77dos MAPS AND USEFUL INFO MAPS AND USEFUL INFO MAPS AND USEFUL INFO USEFUL WORDS IN PORTUGUESE How to say it like a English Portuguese Portuguese University Institute of ISCTE EESH-kutEY Lisbon Hello Olá Oh-LAH Thank you Obrigado Oh-bree-GAH-doh An _____ (expresso), Um ___ (café), Oong ____ (kaFEY), please por favor poor fahVOWR …Expresso Café KaFEY …Expresso with a Um garoto GuROtto de mAH- dash of milk de máquina kinah GaLOwng de mAH- …Cafe latte Galão de máquina kinah …Americano Abatanado abutt-an-AHdoo …Tea Chá ShAH …Custard tard Pastel de nata Pash-TAIL de nutter GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS r Program and abstracts 15th Biennial Conference of ERGOMAS To be held at Lisbon, Portugal ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon Av Forças Armadas, 1649-026 Lisboa Building II 17 – 21 June 2019 Program Program per day Keynote Address: Truth in Military Studies: Lessons for Producers and Consumers of Research on the Military David R. Segal We are delighted to announce that long-time time ERGOMAS member and contributor David R. Segal will deliver the keynote address entitled Truth in Military Studies: Lessons for Producers and Consumers of Research on the Military. David R. Segal is a world-renowned sociologist, who specializes in civil-military relations, military manpower and personnel, and military organization. He is a distinguished scholar- teacher and professor emeritus of sociology at the University of Maryland. He is the founding director of the Center for Research on Military Organization, and is a former president of the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society, as well as a former editor of the journal Armed Forces & Society. He has also served as president of the District of Columbia Sociological Society and of the Section on Armed Forces and Conflict Resolution of the International Sociological Association, and chair of the Section on Peace, War, and Social Conflict of the American Sociological Association. His most notable works include Recruiting for Uncle Sam, The Postmodern Military (co-edited with Charles Moskos and John Allen Williams), Peacekeepers and Their Wives (coauthored with Mady Wechsler Segal), and the four volume anthology, Military Sociology (co-edited with James Burk). He worked with the White House during the Obama administration on military spouse issues, has frequently testified to Congress on diversity in the military and social science contributions to national security, and has been a consultant to several federal agencies. Since retirement, he has served as a Selective Service Board member and as a member of the US Army Educational Advisory Committee. Last year he and Mady Segal were joint recipients of the University of Chicago Alumni Professional Achievement Award for the impact of their work on American military manpower and personnel policy, the quality of life of soldiers and their families, and the teaching of sociology at military academies. Program Overview ERGOMAS 15th Biennial Conference – Lisbon 17-21 June 2019 ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon, Av Forças Armadas 1649-026 Lisboa Building II Monday Tuesday 18th Wednesday 19th Thursday 20th Friday 21th 17th Registration (08:30-13:00) 1st floor (entrance), Building II 9:30-11:00 Plenary Opening Parallel Sessions 4 Plenary Session Parallel Sessions 11 Grande Auditório, 1st floor, Military and Police Relations - 2 Grande Auditório, 1st floor, Civilian Control of the Military - 5 Building II Public Opinion-Mass Media Military Building II Military and Police Relations - 5 - 2 Helena Carreiras Chair Veterans and Society - 4 Irina Goldenberg Chair Critical Military Studies - 2 Military studies in a post-truth Local Panel - 3 Military Profession - 2 society: visions from around the Address by ERGOMAS President, Veterans and Society - 2 world Helena Carreiras Warriors in Peacekeeping - 2 . John Allen Williams - Loyola University Chicago, USA Address by Portuguese Secretary of . Celso Castro - Fundação Getúlio State for Defense, Vargas, Brazil . Lindy Heinecken - Stellenbosch Ana Santos Pinto University, South Africa . Tiia Triin Truusa - University of Tartu, Keynote address by David Segal Estonia . Eyal Ben-Ari - Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee, Israel 11:00-11:15 Coffee break Coffee break Coffee break Coffee break Atrium, 1st floor, Building II Atrium, 1st floor, Building II Atrium, 1st floor, Building II Atrium, 1st floor, Building II 11:15-12:45 Parallel Sessions 1 Parallel Sessions 5 Parallel Sessions 8 Parallel Sessions 12 Total Defence Workforce – 1 Civilian Control of the Military - 3 Total Defence Workforce - 4 Military and Police Relations - 6 Civilian Control of the Military - 1 Recruitment and Retention - 3 Civilian Control of the Military - 4 Military Profession – 5 Recruitment and Retention - 1 Gender and the Military - 2 Military and Police Relations - 4 Military Families – 4 Gender and the Military - 1 Morale-Cohesion-Leadership - 2 Public Opinion-Mass Media Military Military Conflict Management and Veterans and Society - 1 Violence in the Military - 2 - 4 Peace Economics - 1 Military Families - 1 Local Panel - 2 Morale-Cohesion-Leadership - 3 Warriors in Peacekeeping - 4 12:45-14:30 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Exhibition Hall,1st floor, Building II Exhibition Hall,1st floor, Building II Exhibition Hall,1st floor, Building II Exhibition Hall,1st floor, Building II 13:30-14:15 Parallel Book Sessions 1 Parallel Book Sessions 2 Parallel Book Sessions 3 Parallel Book Sessions 4 1 - HRM in the Bundeswehr – 1 - The Special Operations Forces 1 - The Military and Liberal Society 1 - Armed Forces, War, and Society: theoretical positions and empirical (SOF) book session and Civil-Military 'Legal' Relations: Sociology through the Prism of findings 2 - When Soldiers Rebel: Ethnic Where to from Here? Military Sociology 2 - The Handbook of the Sociology of Armies and Political Instability in 2 - Women Soldiers and Citizenship 2 - On Military Memoirs the Military Africa in Israel: Gendered Encounters with 3 - Military Cultures in Peace and 3 - The Politics of Military Families: the State Stability Operations Tensions between State, Work 3 - The Springer Handbook of Organizations, and the rise of the Military Sciences 1st Edition Negotiation Household 12:45-14:30 Lunch Lunch Lunch( Lunch Exhibition hall, 1st floor, Building II Exhibition hall, 1st floor, Building II Exhibition hall, 1st floor, Building II Exhibition hall, 1st floor, Building II 14:30-16:00 Parallel Sessions 2 Parallel Sessions 6 Parallel Sessions 9 Parallel Sessions 13 Recruitment and Retention - 2 Total Defence Workforce - 3 Recruitment and Retention - 5 Total Defence Workforce - 5 Public Opinion-Mass Media Military Military and Police Relations - 3 Gender and the Military - 4 Civilian Control of the Military - 6 - 1 Critical Military Studies - 3 Critical Military Studies - 4 Morale-Cohesion-Leadership - 5 Critical Military Studies - 1 Military Profession - 3 Veterans and Society
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