Chair
Dr. Marybeth P. Ulrich, US Naval War College
marybeth.ulrich@usnwc.edu
US Naval War College
Strategy and Policy
4 Seal Island Road
Bristol, RI 02809
United States
Vice-Chairs
Dr. Jose Manuel Ugarte, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Prof. Kai Kenkel, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Secretary
Dr. Liliana Filip, Asociaţia Grupul de Cercetări Politice, Romania
Board Members
Prof. Kristina Mani, Oberlin College, USA
Prof Symeon Giannakos, Salve Regina University, USA
Lt. Commander Raphael Do Couto Pereira, United States Army Command and General Staff College, Brazil
Prof Roney Magno de Sousa, Mattos Institute, Brazil
Prof Przemyslaw Biskup – SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
Prof Svetlana Vassiliouk – Meiji University, Japan
Prof Lynne Chandler-Garcia, United States Air Force Academy, USA
Prof Haluk Karadag, Baskent University, Turkey
Prof Miguel Navarro – Academia Nacional de Estudios Políticos y Estratégicos, Chile
Prof Jens Boysen – Collegium Civitas, Poland
Prof Wei Chen – Nanjing University, China
Background
Recognised as a study group in 1981; granted research committee status in 1986.
Objectives
Promotes study and research on the armed forces and society. This involves developing an international and cross cultural understanding of military systems, their impact on political systems, and the relationships between peace, war and military systems. It the social structure of the armed forces, with particular attention to their political impact; civil-military relations focusing on the nature and character of political systems, organisational structure of the armed forces, and the political consequences arising from the dynamics between the military and civilian systems; and military experience and traditions including the nature and character of military professionalism, professional education, and the military socialisation process.
