A Penny for our Thoughts; the influence of military identity and military culture on cultural interoperability
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2024-05-15
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This master thesis explores the influence of military identity and military culture on cultural interoperability during multinational deployments. The focus of the research lies on the experiences of Dutch officers during their Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) deployment in Lithuania.
The main research question is: “How does military culture and military identity influence the cultural interoperability according to Dutch officers during their Enhanced Forward Presence deployment (2017-2021) in Lithuania?”.
Qualitative semi-structured interviews were held with 17 respondents who have been deployed to Lithuania or were deployed at the time of the interview. The grounded theory approach was used for analysing the interviews.
The data gathered suggests that military identity and military culture do influence cultural interoperability. Three military identity categories were found: more Dutch oriented, more military oriented, and a mix of both. The Dutch oriented and mixed identity groups seem to be the most affected by military cultural differences on their deployment in Lithuania to the point it actively hinders cooperation. The military oriented identity group seems less affected by these differences in their perception of the other, yet does seem affected by it in terms of their perception of effectivity.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen