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Perspectives on Diversity in the Military: A Comparison between Belgium and the Netherlands

International Journal of Social Science Studies

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Title Perspectives on Diversity in the Military: A Comparison between Belgium and the Netherlands
 
Creator Richardson, Rudy
Resteigne, Delphine
Bonneu, Mathias
 
Description In a comparative way, this article analyses the dimensions of cultural diversity in the military context of Belgium and the Netherlands, and describes how these organizations may be comparable or differ in their acceptance towards cultural diversity. To do this, we start by stressing the importance of dealing with cultural diversity in both the Belgian and Dutch military, and by depicting the main cultural traits of the two countries regarding major cultural groups. Multicultural attitudes, Muslim attitudes and Acculturation orientations are the main theoretical concepts we used in this research to elaborate ‘the perspectives on cultural diversity’ in the Belgian and Dutch military. We compared the results of a similar quantitative survey conducted in the Belgian and Dutch military. We discuss how cultural diversity is perceived among both organizations and the dimensions on which the subgroups tend to differentiate themselves.
 
Publisher Redfame Publishing
 
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Date 2014-05-22
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

 
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Identifier http://redfame.com/journal/index.php/ijsss/article/view/421
10.11114/ijsss.v2i3.421
 
Source International Journal of Social Science Studies; Vol 2, No 3 (2014); 38-49
2324-8041
2324-8033
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://redfame.com/journal/index.php/ijsss/article/view/421/349