Cultural Heritage, Ethics, and the Military, May 19, 2011
Those who continue to harbour a late-20th century view of war and the armed forces that fought th... more Those who continue to harbour a late-20th century view of war and the armed forces that fought them would be surprised if they were to visit a brigade-level or higher headquarters of Western armed forces in any of the several fronts in what has recently been described as the ‘continuous war’ currently on-going. There are some strange people to be found there. In addition to the professional – almost exclusively since the abolition or suspension of conscription in most Western armed forces – military personnel trained in infantry operations, fire-support, PsyOps and the host of other military specialties that one should reasonably expect to find, there are also anthropologists, archaeologists, art experts, the occasional theologian (in addition to the chaplains, who have other concerns), and representatives from disciplines that have apparently nothing to do with what is perceived to be the dirty business at hand: to wit, killing people and blowing things and people up. This paper explores the role of social scientists in combat operations, with a special emphasis on their role in the protection of tangible and intangible cultural property as called for by various treaties and agreements.
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In addition to the professional – almost exclusively since the abolition or suspension of conscription in most Western armed forces – military personnel trained in infantry operations, fire-support, PsyOps and the host of other military specialties that one should reasonably expect to find, there are also anthropologists, archaeologists, art experts, the occasional theologian (in addition to the chaplains, who have other concerns), and representatives from disciplines that have apparently nothing to do with what is perceived to be the dirty business at hand: to wit, killing people and blowing things and people up.
This paper explores the role of social scientists in combat operations, with a special emphasis on their role in the protection of tangible and intangible cultural property as called for by various treaties and agreements.
This paper examines why it is important to treat theological issues as more than simply exercises in vocabulary.
In addition to the professional – almost exclusively since the abolition or suspension of conscription in most Western armed forces – military personnel trained in infantry operations, fire-support, PsyOps and the host of other military specialties that one should reasonably expect to find, there are also anthropologists, archaeologists, art experts, the occasional theologian (in addition to the chaplains, who have other concerns), and representatives from disciplines that have apparently nothing to do with what is perceived to be the dirty business at hand: to wit, killing people and blowing things and people up.
This paper explores the role of social scientists in combat operations, with a special emphasis on their role in the protection of tangible and intangible cultural property as called for by various treaties and agreements.
This paper examines why it is important to treat theological issues as more than simply exercises in vocabulary.