The New Australian Military Sociology: Antipodean Perspectives

Civil-military relations have changed over time with respect to changing demographics, new domestic and international responsibilities, Industry-Defence cooperation, women in the armed forces and contemporary veteran wellbeing.The New Australian Military Sociology aims to provide an antipodean view to theorising civil-military entanglements and uses Australia’s unique geographic, political and cultural context to serve as a case study for other countries.

Cate Carter is an Officer in the Australian Army and Coordinator of the Defence Research Student Community and is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the University of South Australia. She is a co-founder of the Military Organisation and Culture Studies Group with Brad West and is a member of the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society. Cate was the Managing Editor of the Australian Army Journal and has recently co-founded the ADF Creative Arts Association.