One-Day Workshop for Young Scholars:
Research Careers in the Study of the Military
The European Research Group on Military and Society (ERGOMAS) is pleased to announce a
one-day workshop to be held in the framework of the next Conference in Israel in June 2015.
ERGOMAS is offering a workshop for young scholars engaged in the study of civil-military
relations and the social scientific study of the military. Young scholars include doctoral students
and those scholars that are at the beginning stages of their careers at universities or research
institutes.
The workshop will allow participants to meet experienced scholars in discussions about career
building and promotion, publication of articles and books, research grants and funding, or
initiating and maintaining research ties with the armed forces. Of course, we welcome,
additional suggestions.
The aim of this workshop is to create a community of young scholars from a variety of countries
that will be in touch between ERGOMAS conferences and to foster partnerships and
collaboration.
The workshop will be held at a beautiful villa in the center of Tel Aviv, on the 8th of June (one
day before the official opening of the conference) between 1000-1700.
Scholars interested in participating are asked to write to Eyal Ben-Ari (feba@netvision.net.il)
with a copy to Irina Goldenberg (igoldenberg@sympatico.ca).
The Program
0900-0930: Coffee and Welcome
0930-1100 Politics, Policy and Science
Rebecca Schiff - The Importance of theory, fieldwork, and foreign policy"
Rene Moelker - Scylla and Charybdis revisited: Sailing in between political controversy, media
and scientific truth finding
1100-1130: Coffee Break
1130-1300: Between the Military and Academia
Kobi Michael - The move from practice to academia
Ander Sookermany - Becoming a military scholar – What the textbook doesn’t tell you!
1300-1400: Lunch
1400-1530: Academic Practices
Tibor Svirzcev Tresch - The value of scientific associations and international conferences
Eyal Ben-Ari - Publishing articles, books and other texts
Gabriel (Gabi) Sheffer How and when to propose the publication of a manuscript
1530-1600: Coffee Break
1600-1730: Careers and Careering
Erik Hedlund - "From innocent to less innocent".
Joe Soeters - Learning the trade: learning to use the full toolbox