Resilience, war, and austerity: The ethics of military human enhancement and the politics of data

Security Dialogue

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 15-31

  Howell, Alison ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

counterinsurgency warfare; critical security studies; positive psychology; psychological resilience; US Army Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922753996     PISSN: 09670106     EISSN: 14603640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0967010614551040     Document Type: Article

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