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The reason why this research is presented in a handbook is to let the reader know who carries out research in the sociology of the military and under what conditions. As the reader can see from the pages that follow, there are common traits that characterize this research in the various countries as well as distinguishing ones: together, thanks to the good number of countries represented in the research, they provide a useful world overview on the subject. Added to this reason is another, that of giving the reader an example of a quite new research methodology in the sector, one that makes it possible to exploit fully the resources offered by the Internet.
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Caforio, G., Nuciari, M. (2006). Social Research and the Military. In: Caforio, G. (eds) Handbook of the Sociology of the Military. Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-34576-0_3
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