Patricia Shields

Retired Regents' Professor, Political Science, Texas State University, former editor, Armed Forces & Society journal, hiker, Lutheran, and happy grandmother!

[Patricia Shields @patafseditor]

@PeterMallett9 @JohnJHarwood Great point.

[Armed Forces & Society @AFS_SAGE]

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Book Review: The Gurkha’s Daughter by Parajuly, P. - Bishnu Kumari Gurung, 2026 https://t.co/LPkMz33P7S

[American Philosophical Association @apaphilosophy]

We need philosophers because when the world faces crises we need people trained to question, critique, and imagine better alternatives. #TalkAboutHumanities

[Patricia Shields @patafseditor]

@pointofsucces Amen!

[Armed Forces & Society @AFS_SAGE]

New article in #OnlineFirst! Mistrusted to Serve? Discrimination in the Military and Its Impact on Public Support - Jean-Christophe Boucher, Charlotte Duval-Lantoine (@CharlotteDuLan), Lynne Gouliquer (@LynneG16), Stephen Saideman, 2026 #OpenAccess https://t.co/iUev2PtwFu

[James L. Perry @JLPerrySPEA]

Editorial offering directions for future global administrative theory: Decolonising and discolonialising public administration: Latin America, the church–state divide, and the future of global administrative theory https://t.co/rwyDRIV5XN

[Armed Forces & Society @AFS_SAGE]

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Challenges in Transition: Educational Support and School Mobility for Children from Military Families Across the U.K. Home Nations - Hannah Blake (@DrHannahBlake), Rosie Alexander (@Rosie148), 2026 https://t.co/SA43Ntu6yG

[Armed Forces & Society @AFS_SAGE]

Listen to the latest AF&S Podcast! We’re featuring the article commentary “The Military and the Family as Greedy Institutions: Then and Now” by Mady Segal. Available on Apple Podcasts! https://t.co/Qm3jp8n6Zw

[Armed Forces & Society @AFS_SAGE]

Check out this article from our #NewIssue! Book Review: The Changing Dynamics of Civil–Military Relations in Pakistan by Chaudhry, R. - C. Christine Fair (@CChristineFair) https://t.co/PJkZdW4NZt

[Armed Forces & Society @AFS_SAGE]

Check out this article from our #NewIssue! Book Review: Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership, and the Fight for Global Security by Goodman, S. - Thomas H. Lillie https://t.co/iC6Il7KtqH

[Armed Forces & Society @AFS_SAGE]

New AF&S podcast out! Today, we present “Motivated to Fight: Diverse Motivations of Foreign Fighters in the Russia–Ukraine War” by Ori Swed (@OriSwed), Aria Stiefelmaier, and Oleksandra Hanchukova. Listen on Spotify! https://t.co/ItZELSoBFt

[Armed Forces & Society @AFS_SAGE]

Check out this article from our #NewIssue! Broadening Understandings of “Identity” Among Military Partners: A Multidisciplinary Reflection From the United Kingdom; A Research Note - Rachael Gribble (@rjgribble) Donna Crowe-Urbaniak (@DonnaCroweUrb) Alice Cree, Emma Senior, Emma Huddlestone (@emmalong120) #OpenAccess https://t.co/OxzMOWgkHM

[Armed Forces & Society @AFS_SAGE]

Check out this article from our #NewIssue! Officers and Civilians: A Civil–Military Gap in Canadian National Security? A Research Note - Holly Ann Garnett (@HollyAnnGarnett), Christian Leuprecht, Sofia Caal-Lam #OpenAccess https://t.co/O0lsi7g2VG

[Armed Forces & Society @AFS_SAGE]

A special thank you to Sara Rubenfeld and Jeff Lucas for their incredible work editing and helping coordinate the publication of the Special Forum on Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in Military Services!

[Armed Forces & Society @AFS_SAGE]

From our #new #SpecialForum! Sexual Misconduct, Civil–Military Relations, and the Canadian Armed Forces - Rachael Johnstone, Victoria Tait-Signal https://t.co/Suux7BYWCs

[Patricia Shields @patafseditor]

@mark_slapinski There is lots of willful ignorance going on too.

[Armed Forces & Society @AFS_SAGE]

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Security and Defense as Guarantees of the Human Development Capacities of NATO Member States - María Concepción Pérez-Cárceles, Pablo García-Santamaría, 2026 https://t.co/Dxo0fTHIHw

[Patricia Shields @patafseditor]

@vasabjit_b Congratulations! Hearing this made my day.

[Armed Forces & Society @AFS_SAGE]

From our #new #SpecialForum! Moral Injury: A Framework for Understanding Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Against Men - Emeka Thaddues Njoku (@EmekaTN), Isaac Dery (@idery38), Scott Nicholas Romaniuk #OpenAccess https://t.co/EduB0ccsiT

[Armed Forces & Society @AFS_SAGE]

From our #new #SpecialForum! “I Just Don’t Want to Be Part of It Anymore”: How Harm and Betrayal Erode Cohesion in the Aftermath of Military Sexual Misconduct - Stacey Silins https://t.co/CZF5WkJE4L