Prof Christopher Dandeker

  1. Surveillance Power and ModernityPolity Press 1990 (with Bernard Boene), Les Armees en Europe, Decouverte Press, Paris, 1998.
  1. Nationalism and Violence [Transaction 1997]. Christopher Dandeker, et al. ‘Laying down their rifles: The changing influences on the retention of Volunteer British Army Reservists returning from Iraq2003-2006.’ Armed Forces and Society,January 2010; vol. 36, 2: pp. 264-289.
  1. Christopher Dandeker, Recruiting the All-Volunteer Force: Continuity and Change in the British Army, 1963-2008, in Stuart Cohen (ed) Israel’s Armed Forces in Comparative Perspective The New Citizen Armies, Routledge, November 2009, 32-47.
  1. Christopher Dandeker, ‘The End of War? The Strategic Context of International Missions in the Twenty First Century’ In Kobi Michael, Eyal Ben-Ari and David Kellen (Eds.), The Transformation of the World of Warfare and Peace Support Operations, West Port, CT: Praeger Security International, 2010, 21-38.
  1. JazAzari, Christopher Dandeker, Neil Greenberg, ‘Cultural Stress: How Interactions With and Among Foreign Populations Affects Military Personnel’, Armed Forces & Society July 2010 vol. 36 no. 4 585-603.July 2010 vol. 36 no. 4 585-603.
  1. Harriet J Forbes, Nicola T Fear, Amy Iversen and Christopher Dandeker, The Mental Health of UK Armed Forces Personnel: the impact of Iraq and Afghanistan, RUSI Journal, April/May 2011, 156 No 2, pp 14-20.
  1. Christopher Dandeker, From Victory to Success: the changing mission of western armed forces, in Jan Angstrom and Isabelle DuvesteynModern Warfare and theUtility of Force [Foreword by General Sir Rupert Smith;] (London: Routledge, 2010), 16-38.
  1. Christopher Dandeker, Neil Greenberg and Geoffrey Orme, The UK’s Reserve Forces: Retrospect and Prospect. Armed Forces & Society, April 2011; vol. 37, 2: pp. 341-360.
  2. Christopher Dandeker and David Mason, Evolving UK policy on diversity in the Armed Services: multiculturalism and its discontents, Commonwealth and Comparative Politics; 47 (4): 393-410, 2009.
  1. D R Segal, C Dandeker and Y Kurashina, Conflict, Competition and Cooperation in 21st Century Military Peacekeeping Operations, International Sociological Association Handbook of Sociology, 2009, edited by Anne Denis and Devorah Kalekin-Fishman, London Sage, 2009.
  1. Christopher Dandeker, ‘The End of War? The Strategic Context of International Missions in the Twenty First Century’ In Kobi Michael, Eyal Ben-Ari and David Kellen (Eds.), The Transformation of the World of Warfare and Peace Support Operations, West Port, CT: Praeger Security International, 2010, 21-38.
  1. Richard J Pinder, Dominic Murphy, Stephani L Hatch, Amy Iversen,Christopher Dandeker, Simon Wessely, ‘A Mixed Methods Analysis of the Perceptions of the Media by members of the British Forces during the Iraq War’, Armed Forces and Society, 2009; 36: 131-152.
  1. Christopher Dandeker, C. Eversden-French Neil Greenberg, Stephani Hatch, Lauren Van Staden, Paul Riley, Simon Wessely, ‘Laying down their rifles: The changing influences on the retention of Volunteer British Army Reservists returning from Iraq 2003-2006.’ Armed Forces and Society,January 2010; vol. 36, 2: pp. 264-289.
  1. Christopher Dandeker, Recruiting the All-Volunteer Force: Continuity and Change in the British Army, 1963-2008, in Stuart Cohen (ed) Israel’s Armed Forces in Comparative Perspective The New Citizen Armies, Routledge, November 2009, 32-47.
  1. Christopher Dandeker, From Victory to Success: the changing mission of western armed forces, in Jan Angstrom and Isabelle Duvesteyn Modern Warfare and theUtility of Force [Foreword by General Sir Rupert Smith;] (London: Routledge, May 2010), 16-38.
  1. Christopher Dandeker and David Mason, Echoes of Empire: Addressing Gaps in Recruitment and Retention in the British Army by Diversifying Recruitment Pools, in Tibor Tresch and Christian Leuprecht (Eds), Europe without Soldiers? Recruitment and Retention across the Armed Forces of Europe, 209-234.
  1. J. Azari, C. Dandeker, N. Greenberg, ‘Cultural Stress: How Interactions With and Among Foreign Populations Affects Military Personnel’, Armed Forces & Society July 2010 vol. 36 no. 4 585-603.
  1. Sarah Ingham and Christopher Dandeker, The covenant we must protect from the lawyers, Parliamentary Brief, 24 June, 2010
  1. Greene, Talya; Buckman, Joshua; Dandeker, Christopher; Greenberg, Neil. How Communication With Families Can Both Help and Hinder Service Members' Mental Health and Occupational Effectiveness on Deployment. Military Medicine, Volume 175, Number 10, October 2010 750-758.
  1. Christopher Dandeker, Military and Society since 9/11: Retrospect and Prospect, in Gabriel Sheffer, and Oren Barak, (eds) Militarism and Israeli Society (pp. 346-358). Indiana University Press, IN. 2010.
  1. Fear, N.T.; Jones, M.; Murphy, D.; Hull, L.; Iversen, A.; Coker, B.; Machell, L.; Sundin, J.; Woodhead, C.; Jones, N.; Greenberg, N.; Landau, S.; Dandeker, C.; Rona, R.J.; Hotopf, M.; Wessely, S. What are the consequences of deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan on the mental health of the UK armed forces? A cohort study, Lancet 2010; 375: 1783-1797
  1. Harriet J Forbes, Nicola T Fear, Amy Iversen and Christopher Dandeker, The Mental Health of UK Armed Forces Personnel: the impact of Iraq and Afghanistan, RUSI Journal, April/May 2011, 156 No 2, pp 14-20.
  1. Talya Greene; Joshua Buckman; Christopher Dandeker; Neil Greenberg. The impact of culture clash on deployed troops Military Medicine 2011; 175 (12): 958-963
  1. Christopher Dandeker, Neil Greenberg and Geoffrey Orme, The UK’s Reserve Forces: Retrospect and Prospect. Armed Forces & Society, April 2011; vol. 37, 2: pp. 341-360. first published on February 28, 2011.
  1. Buckman, JEJ.; Sundin, J.; Greene, T.; Fear, NT.; Dandeker, C.; Greenberg, N.; Wessely, S. The impact of deployment length on the health and well-being of military personnel: a systematic review of the literature, Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2011; 68 (1): 69-76.
  1. Samuel B. Harvey, Stephani l. Hatch, Margaret Jones, Lisa Hull, Norman Jones, Neil Greenberg, Christopher Dandeker, Nicola T. Fear, and Simon Wessely, Coming Home: Social Functioning and the Mental Health of UKReservists on Return From Deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan, Annals of Epidemiology, 2011;21:666–672.
  1. The UK’s Armed Forces: public support
    for the troops but not their missions? With Rachael Gribbl et al. NAT Cen British Social Attitudes 29,

Grants since 2008

2008 How British Should the British Army be? Report commissioned by Director of Army Personal Services (DAPS), The British Army, £5,000 [with Prof David Mason].

2009 Principal Investigators: Professor Simon Wessely, Professor Christopher
Dandeker, Professor Matthew Hotopf, Professor
Roberto Rona and Dr Nicola Fear. MOD.

Our flagship study is a large-scale ongoing investigation of the physical and psychological health and wellbeing of UK Armed Forces personnel.

When it started in 2003, the main aim of the study was to look at the health of those who had deployed to Iraq on Op TELIC. Since then, the study has been expanded to also look at the possible effects of deploying to Afghanistan on Op HERRICK. However, the study is not just about deployment – it is also an opportunity to look at issues that are relevant to the Armed Forces in general, and how people do once they leave Service. Indeed, the study includes those that have left Service since the study began as well as those who are still serving. It also includes personnel from all three Services, as well as regulars and reservists. Around 16000 have taken part in the study since it began.

The study is now in ‘phase 3’, where we are continuing to analyse the information we have collected.

2010*Are the Armed Forces understood and supported by the public? British social attitudes towards the military and contemporary conflict.January 2011 [£412,510]Grant reference: RES-062-23-2878

2011-12The new All-Volunteer Force: personnel policy issues and professional military education, The Swedish Armed Forces HQ, £20,000