Research and Teaching in Military Sciences
Scientific research forms the foundation of teaching. At MILAK, the scale of research activities involves six academic departments. The results of this scientific research flow seamlessly into the teaching and the work of professional officers.
Main research interests
- Quality criteria of selection and appraisal processes;
- Major motivational factors and ways of influencing them;
- Influence of personality factors on job satisfaction and success at work;
- Stress and stress management in a military context.
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Hubert Annen, Ph.D.
Head Research and Teaching
Department Head of Military Psychology and Military Pedagogy
Research Fellow
Peter Stöckli, Ph.D.
Research Assistants
Nadine Eggimann, M.Sc.
Can Nakkas, M.Sc.
Project Assistants
Maria Bösch, M.Sc.
Sandra Trulec, M.Sc.
Interns
Philippe Goldammer, M.Sc.
Denise Gasser
Main research interests
- The debate on the Swiss Army from 1966 to 2003;
- The history of the Swiss General Staff;
- History of concepts and epistemology of the European military in modern times;
- Swiss and Irish mercenary regiments in France and Spain.
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Dr. des. Michael Olsansky
Department Head of Military History
- Publications
Research Assistants
Marco Sigg, Ph.D.
Project Assistants
Christoph Wyniger, M.A.
Marc Andrew Lutz, M.A.
Intern
Daniel Koster, B.A.
Main research interests
- Strategy and war theory in history and present
- „Transformation“ of armed forces in Europe
- Modelling and Simulation (M&S) of military operations
- Crisis analysis (e.g. military build-up in East Asia) and military operations (e.g. in Afghanistan)
- Strategy and law
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Mauro Mantovani, Ph.D.
Department Head of Strategic Studies
Research Assistants
Roberta Arnold, Ph.D.
Adrian Wettstein, Ph.D.
Daniel Fuhrer, B.A.
Main research interests
- Switzerland - a special case seen from the perspective of economics of defense?
- Contract design for the procurement of military hardware, personnel and real estate: effective management of military production factors over their whole life cycle;
- Commonalities and differences in military and economic decision theory;
- Tensions between the intelligence service, politics, the military and the population - coordination design from an information economics' perspective.
vacant
Department Head of Economics of Defense
Main research interests
- Leadership ethics / leadership responsibility / military ethics;
- Leadership: fundamentals and fields of application;
- Conflict management;
- Intercultural leadership;
- Communication in the leadership process.
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Andres Pfister, Ph.D.
Head of Leadership and Communication Studies ad interim
Research Assistant
Michael Holenweger, M.A.
Main research interests
- The Transformation of Switzerland's Militia Armed Forces;
- Armed Forces transformation;
- Civil-military relationships;
- International cooperation in missions abroad.
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Tibor Szvircsev Tresch, Ph.D.
Department Head of Military Sociology Studies
Research Assistants
Silvia Würmli, M.Sc.
Esther Bisig, M.Sc.
Project Assistant
Natalia Merkulova, M.Sc.
Interns
Julie Craviolini, M.Sc.
Evgjenije Sokoli, M.Sc
