G. L. A. Harris

Living Legends and Full Agency (eBook, ePUB)

Implications of Repealing the Combat Exclusion Policy

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examine the role of women in the military and the overwhelming evidence to date that warrants repealing the combat exclusion policy of women into the military. It explores 1) How can their success serve as justification for a full repeal? 2) What is the potential impact of the repeal? 3) How will it affect the way that women and men relate to one another? 4) How can it set women on the course to full agency and representation as citizens in American society? The book includes exciting interviews with pioneering former military women giving candid views on their career paths and views about the policy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 358
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000798371
• Artikelnr.: 65442979

Autorenporträt

Tenured Associate Professor in the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government at Portland State University. She received her Ph.D. in Public Administration with concentration in Public Management from Rutgers University. Dr. Harris teaches in the M.P.A., M.P.A.: Health Administration and Ph.D. in Public Affairs and Policy programs. Her research encompasses the theme of equity as it relates to the military and the recruitment and retention patterns of certain segments of its population, civil rights and affirmative action, veterans rights and healthcare, and gender equity. Her work has appeared in such refereed journals as Public Administration Review, Administration and Society, Review of Public Personnel Administration, Journal of Military Studies, Public Integrity, the International Journal of Public Administration, Journal of Health and Human Services Administration, among others as well as a chapter in the book A 21st Century Approach to Teaching for Social Justice: Educating for Both Advocacy and Action. Most recently, she co-edited the book and authored a chapter Women of Color in Leadership: Taking Their Rightful Place and serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Public Management and Social Policy, the Journal of Health and Human Services Administration and the Open Journal of Political Science.

Dr. Harris appointment by the Provost of Portland State University as a member to the Veterans Advisory Committee where she also served as the principal investigator of an online survey for the collection of research data on the need for the development of resources for Portland State University students who considered themselves military veterans. This effort led to the first ever piloted project funded by the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs for the establishment of a Student Veterans Service Office (SVSO) at Portland State University. This effort was also

Inhaltsangabe

WOMEN AND WAR. Warriors to the Core. The Beginning of the Revolution: The
American Experience. Marginalized, Yet Accountable: The Irrationality of
the Combat Exclusion Policy. The Enemy Within: Sex Crimes and the Evils of
Asymmetry. WOMEN IN WAR-LIVING LEGENDS: SISTERS-IN-ARMS UNDER COMBAT
EXCLUSION. Taking Command: The Generals. Commanding the Air: The Aviators.
Commanding the Sea: The Mariners. Commanding the Land: The Soldiers. WOMEN
AT WAR: TOWARD FULL AGENCY. On Gender and Citizenship. Repealing the Combat
Exclusion Policy: Prospects for Implementation. Impact of the Combat
Exclusion Policy on the Recruitment, Promotion, and Retention of Women in
the Military. Women in a Post-Combat Exclusion Environment: The Promise for
Full Agency. WOMEN, WAR, THE MILITARY, AND BEYOND. In Conclusion: The
Revolution Continues! Bibliography.