Overview
- Addresses the challenges that the military has faced adapting to the new security, political, legal and social environment
- Provides a theoretical and contextual analysis of the security, political and social changes in South Africa
- Examines the relevance of the military in the future
Part of the book series: Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications (ASTSA)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
The author addresses other issues, such as:
· the effect of integrating former revolutionary soldiers into a professional armed force· the effect of affirmative action on meritocracy, recruitment and retention
· military veterans, looking at the difficulties they face in reintegrating back into society and finding gainful employment
· gender equality and mainstreaming
· the rise of military unions and why a confrontational, instead of a more corporatist approach to labour relations has emerged
· HIV/AIDS and the consequences this holds for the military in terms of its operational effectiveness.
In closing, the author highlights key events that have caused the SANDF to become ‘lost in transition and transformation’, spelling out some lessons learned. The conclusions she draws are pertinent for the future of defence, security and civil-military relations of countries around the world.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Professor Lindy Heinecken has more than 25 years’ experience of teaching and research in the field. Her research interests include the challenges in recruiting suitable military personnel for a professional, technologically advanced military, and the role of women in post-conflict reconstruction and peacebuilding in Africa. This book draws on her past research, but includes recent interviews with key academics, politicians and military practitioners who are familiar with defence issues. She has edited volumes, contributed many book chapters, written a large number of journal articles and presented many papers at international academic conferences.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: South Africa's Post-Apartheid Military
Book Subtitle: Lost in Transition and Transformation
Authors: Lindy Heinecken
Series Title: Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33734-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-33733-9Published: 02 January 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-33736-0Published: 02 January 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-33734-6Published: 01 January 2020
Series ISSN: 1613-5113
Series E-ISSN: 2363-9466
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 181
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations
Topics: International Security Studies, African Politics, Conflict Studies, Security Science and Technology, Social Anthropology, Development and Social Change