Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society

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The Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society (IUS) was founded in 1960 by the military sociologist Morris Janowitz in Chicago , Illinois and is used to research military organizations .

history

In 1959, Morris Janowitz asked the Russell Sage Foundation in New York City for financial support for his cause to institutionalize military sociology. Although it seemed impossible at the time to win a university institution as a partner, interest in research on the military was growing in sociology . After the foundation pledged a small amount of funding, the new seminar of no more than twelve people met in 1961 for its first meeting in Ann Arbor , Michigan . In 1967 the number of scientists was more than 60 and in 1972 over 250; In 1981 the number of members reached nearly 1,000. In the following years Janowitz worked closely with the International Sociological Association , organized international conferences and launched several book publications. In 1974 the scientific journal Armed Forces & Society was founded. In the 1970s, there was intensive funding from the Ford Foundation . The United States Air Force and other government organizations also supported the seminar on a project basis. Not always uncritical with defense policy decisions etc. a. During the Vietnam War , Janowitz believed he could prevent unexpected militarism through a scientific foundation and the heterogeneous, dialogue-ready orientation of his organization .

Purpose and organization

IUS is a global pioneer in its field, but primarily focuses on the situation in the United States . Nevertheless, IUS is international and interdisciplinary ( anthropology , history , international relations , political science , psychiatry , psychology , law , social work , sociology and economics ) and unites different scientists, students and officers in its concerns . The seminar is considered an “invisible college” with more than 600 fellows in over 35 countries.

IUS is based in the Department of Political Science at Loyola University Chicago . The biennial conferences are held at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel . The influential Armed Forces & Society magazine acts as the official organ .

James Burk ( Texas A&M University ) has been President and Chairman since 2013, with Robert A. Vitas managing the company .

Former Presidents and Chairs

Council members

The following members belong to the Council until 2016:

Regional groups

IUS has several active regional groups, some of which cooperate with the United States Air Force Academy :

Morris Janowitz Career Achievement Award

The Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society has presented a Morris Janowitz Career Achievement Award every two years to its founding president since 2005 , which has so far been given to the following military sociologists (including former presidents):

literature

  • James Burk : Morris Janowitz and the Origins of Sociological Research on Armed Forces and Society . In: Armed Forces & Society 19 (1993) 2, pp. 167-185.
  • Giuseppe Caforio (Ed.): Handbook of the Sociology of the Military (= Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research ). Springer Science + Business Media, New York 2006, ISBN 978-0387-32456-2 , p. 25.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Giuseppe Caforio (Ed.): Handbook of the Sociology of the Military (= Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research ). Springer Science + Business Media, New York 2006, ISBN 978-0387-32456-2 , p. 25.
  2. ↑ James Burk : Morris Janowitz and the Origins of Sociological Research on Armed Forces and Society . In: Armed Forces & Society 19 (1993) 2, pp. 167-185.
  3. ^ Sabine Collmer : Military Sociology . In: Georg Kneer , Markus Schroer (eds.): Handbook of special sociologies . VS Verlag, Wiesbaden 2010, ISBN 978-3-531-15313-1 , pp. 309-324, here: p. 312.
  4. ↑ Günter Endruweit , Gisela Trommsdorff, Nicole Burzan (ed.): Dictionary of Sociology . 3rd edition, UVK, Konstanz 2014, ISBN 978-3-8252-8566-1 , p. 315.
  5. ↑ Prof. Wilbur Scott, Winner of the Morris Janowitz Career Achievement Award at the 2019 Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society conference. In: ergomas.ch. ERGOMAS, accessed on December 17, 2019 (English).