The 2004 Biennial Conference
 
First plenary session (Thursday 9 Dec, 9:30-11:00)
James Burk: "Strategic and Moral Implications of the Constabulary Force".
David Segal: "Does the Constabulary Concept Fit the Post-Cold War Era?".
Bernard Boëne: "The Constabulary Concept's Reception in France".
 
Second plenary session (Thursday 9 Dec, 11:30-13:00)
Giuseppe Caforio: "The Constabulary Concept in the View of Future Civil and Military Elites".
Christopher Dandeker: "The Political and Military Implications of the Measured Rather than the Minimum Use of Force".
Jan Van der Meulen: "Policing the Remnants of War? The World According to John Mueller".

First round of parallel WG sessions (Thursday 9 December, 14:30-16:30)
"Public Opinion, Media and the Military ". Chair: Marjan Malesic
Jan Schoeman: "Press and Public Opinion in the Netherlands after Srebrenica"
Ferenc Molnar: "Public Perception of Terrorism in Hungary"
Marjan Malesic: "Popular Perception of Security and the Military in Slovenia"
Vinko Vegic: "Public Support of Peace Operations Performed by the Slovenian Army"

"Morale, Cohesion and Leadership". Chair: Gerry Larsson
Gerry Larsson: "Growing Importance of Indirect Leadership in Organizations"
Erna Danielsson: "Multiple Roles and Influences in Leadership Teams"
Paul Bartone: "Abu Ghraib Prisoner Abuse: Toward Under-standing the Social & Psychological Factors"
Stephen Duso-Bauduin: "Army Motivation, Morale, Cohesion and Leadership in Situations of Counter-Terrorism and Guerrilla Warfare"

"Democratic Control of Armed Forces" Chair: Karl Haltiner
Karl Haltiner: "On the Democratic Governance of Civil-Military Relations in Europe"
Marina Caparini: "The Paramilitarization of Policing"
Ivan Zverzhanovski: "Parliamentary Control of Armed Forces in Serbia and Montenegro"
Carlos Navajas Zubielda: "The "Europeist Commitment": New and Old Spanish Foreign and Defence Policy" 

"Military Families". Chair: René Moelker
René Moelker: "Understanding Military Families"
Maren Tomforde: "The Emotional Cycle of Deployment"
Jelena Trifunovic, Maja Garb and Ljubica Jelusic: "Peacekeepers'Families in Slovenia: Challenges and Trends"
  
Second round of parallel WG sessions (Thursday 9 December, 17:00-19:00)
"The Military Profession" Chair: Giuseppe Caforio
Giuseppe Caforio: "Cultural Dimensions of Civil-Military Relations in Democratic Societies: Introduction to the Ongoing Research Project"
Rafael Martinez & Antonio Diaz: "An Equation with Difficult Solutions: Security-Military=New Missions"
Maja Garb: "Civil-Military Gap Issues and Dilemmas: A Short Review"
René Moelker: "The Civil-Military Gap in the Netherlands"
Karl Haltiner: "Title TBA"

"Warriors in Peacekeeping" Chair: Ljubica Jelusic
Ljubica Jelusic, Maja Garb, Vinko Vegic: "Slovenian Soldiers in ISAF "
Joseph Soeters: "Dutch and Belgian Troops in ISAF"
Maren Tomforde: "German Forces in ISAF: Stress Factors and Coping Strategies"
Donna Winslow: "Canadian Soldiers in ISAF" 
Christopher Dandeker: "British Soldiers in Iraq"

"High-Reliability Organizations" Chair: Alise Weibull
Alise Weibull: " Why a High-Reliability Perspective on Military Organizations?"
Jaap Hoogenboezem: "Civil Society and Control of the Military"
Col. Capstick, Lt-Col. Farley, Donna Winslow: "Shaping an Army's Culture: The Transformation of Canada's Army"
  
Roundtable on the Concept of Constabulary Force (Friday 10 December, 9:00-11:00)
Speakers: There are two options here. Either the six plenary session speakers are reunited and engage in a dialogue with the audience, or a new batch of speakers comes on stage to discuss the main topic and exchange with the audience. The latter solution requires those interested in making themselves heard to let the Organizing Chair know about their intent as soon as possible. The only proposal so far is from Dr. Vincent Porteret (U. of Paris-I): "The Constabulary Concept and the Rise of Special Forces".
 
Third round of parallel WG sessions (Friday 10 December, 11:30-13:00)
"Morale, Cohesion and Leadership" Chair: Paul Bartone
Gerry Larsson & Paul Bartone: "Cross-National Study of Military Leader Development: Overview and Methods"
Rene Moelker and Miepke Bos-Bakx: "Bottom up-Top down: Perpectives on Leadership by Junior Dutch Officers"
Ljubica Jelusic: "Leader Development in Slovenia-Procedures and Early Results"

"The Military Profession" Chair: Giuseppe Caforio
Ljubica Jelusic & Maja Garb: "The Structure of Civil-Military Gap in Slovenia"
Kadir Varoglu: "Military Attitudes and Values of the Turkish Army: An Evaluation of the I/O Model"
Marina Nuciari: "The Impact of Cultural Orientations and Family Policies on Recruitment and Retention of Women in Armed Forces: A Cultural Diversity Approach"

"Women in the Military" Chair: Marina Nuciari
Katia Sorin: "Trends in Female Participation in Western Armed Forces"
Marina Nuciari: "Societies and their Militaries: Intercultural Comparisons"
Irene Eulriet: "Women's Recruitment in the Military in France and the United Kingdom: A Political-Cultural Analysis"
 
Fourth round of parallel WG sessions (Friday 10 December, 14:30-16:30)
"Morale, Cohesion and Leadership" Chair: Gerry Larsson
Sarah Hill & Frank Pinch: "Leader Development in Canada-Procedures and Early Results"
Roberto Chiabert: "Leader Development in Italy-Procedures and Early Results"
Paul Bartone, Jocelyn Bartone & Barney Forsythe: "Leader Development in the U.S.-Procedures and Early Results"
Gerry Larrson, Misa Sjoberg, Eva Johansson & Erna Danielsson: "Leader Development in Sweden - Procedures and Early Results"

"Military Families" Chair: René Moelker
Irene Van der Kloet: "Military Families in the Front Line"
Ingrid Welcker: "Dual Service Couples"
Jocelyn Bartone: "Missions Alike and Unlike: Reactions from Military Families"

"Public Opinion, Media and the Military" Chair: Marjan Malesic
Jean-Luc Marret: "Communication and Terrorism: Strategies and Actors"
Karl Haltiner: "The Rise of a Debate on Conscription in Switzerland"
Jan Van der Meulen: "A Real Gap? American and European Views of Iraq"
Martin Elands: "The Influence of Mass Media on the Development of a Dutch Veterans Policy"
Heikki Leimu, Olli Harinen & Risto Sinkko: "Development of and Research in Security Policy Attitudes in Finland 1954-2004, with a Focus on the Propensity to Defend the Country"
 
Fifth and last round of parallel WG sessions (Friday 10 December, 17:30-19:00)
"The Military Profession" Chair: Giuseppe Caforio
Tibor Szvircsev Tresch: "The Cultural Gap between the Military and the Parent Society in Switzerland"
Marian Zulean: "Title TBA"
Stephen Duso-Bauduin: "Military Response to Terrorism, particularly in the Intelligence Field"
Erik Hedlund: "Swedish Regular Officer Training, Professional Competence and Legitimacy in an Era of Transition"

"Morale, Cohesion and Leadership" Chair: Paul Bartone
WG Working Session to Further Compare and Analyze Data on Cross-National Study of Leader Development, and Draft Report for Publication.
Participants: Gerry Larrson, Misa Sjoberg, Eva Johansson, Erna Danielsson, Paul Bartone, Jocelyn Bartone, Rene Moelker, Miepke Bos-Bakx, Ljubica Jelusic, Sarah Hill, Frank Pinch, Roberto Chiabert.

"High-Reliability Organizations" Chair: Alise Weibull
Irene Van der Kloet: "Trust, Compliance and Communication in the Dutch Army"
Sarah Hill: "Effects-Based Operations: Key Concept in NetOps"
Dimitrios Smokovitis: "A New Role for the Armed Forces: The Hellenic Military and Security at the 2004 Olympic Games"
 
Note: The formal address to be delivered after the banquet dinner will have "Military Responses to Terrorism" as its theme. Speaker : Dr. Yves Boyer, deputy chairman of the Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique, Paris.
 
Information Meeting: What's Going On in Military Sociology? New Projects, News from Other Organizations (Saturday 11 December, 9:00-10:30)
Karen Davis: "The Profession of Arms Project". Other potential speakers are kindly requested to signal their intent to the Organizing Chair as soon as possible.
 
Business Meeting (Saturday 11 December, 11:00-12:30)
Apart from official business (reports from the outgoing Chair, WG Coordinators and the Treasurer), there is room here for a "Miscellaneous" rubric. Those members who wish to raise issues not otherwise covered may do so under that heading. Again, they are kindly requested to signal their intent to the Organizing Chair as soon as possible.