Cohesive Understanding Research Articles

Context and person-oriented leader in teams: a meta-analytical review

Purpose The research studies the role of contextual moderating variables on the relationship between person-oriented leadership behaviors (POLBs) and team performance. The authors claim that the varying effect sizes between POLBs and team performance are large because of the context the team is functioning in. Therefore, based on the framework of Johns (2006), this paper aims to investigate the moderating role of the relevant demographic (leader gender), social (in-group collectivism and team size), task (skill differentiation) and methodological (common method bias and the rater of the team performance) contextual variables in the study. Design/methodology/approach The authors accumulated evidence from 48 independent primary studies (N team = 4,276) to run the meta-analytic analyses. The authors followed the procedures described by Schmidt and Hunter (2015). For the categorical moderators, the analyzes were aided by the Hunter–Schmidt meta-analysis programs (2.0) (Schmidt and Le, 2014), which is an interactive software using a random-effects model. In the analyzes for the continuous moderators, the authors used Lipsey and Wilson’s (2001) statistical package for the social sciences macros and run meta-regressions using a random-effects model with unrestricted maximum likelihood. Findings The results indicate that the relationship weakens when female leaders exhibit these behaviors and when the team size increases. On the other hand, in-group collectivism strengthens the relationship. The study also found that the common method bias and the assessment method of the team performance are significant moderators altering the relationship. Practical implications The study highlights the perceptual differences and biases based on leader gender. Acknowledging these biases may help practitioners to appreciate the female qualities in leadership and decrease the undervaluation of female effectiveness. To create high-performing teams, leaders in high in-group collectivist countries are expected to develop a family feeling in the team by showing their concern for personal issues and build close interpersonal relationships. Researchers should use multiple sources to assess the predictor and criterion variables and also opt for more objective assessment methods for team performance. Originality/value With this study, the authors follow a substantively different perspective compared to the past meta-analytic reviews on this relationship. Rather than testing the inquiry whether there is a relationship between the two variables, the authors specifically focus on the role of contextual moderating variables. Several researchers have acknowledged that contextual considerations are critical in leadership-team performance research. Nevertheless, the body of research remains to be not cohesive. Thus, the study answers a call in the leadership area for a more context-based and cohesive understanding of the effects of leadership on team performance.

Impulsivity in major depressive and borderline personality disorder patients

Impulsivity is the propensity to follow up on an idiosyncrasy by showing conduct described by almost no thinking ahead, reflection or thought of the outcomes. In psychology, impulsivity (or impulsiveness) is a tendency to act on a whim, displaying behavior characterized by little or no forethought, reflection, or consideration of the consequences. The present study seeks to explore the nature, intensity and extensity patterns of impulsivity in individuals diagnosed as major depression (N: 254) and borderline personality (N: 69). The selected participants were administered Barratt Impulsiveness Scale and Scale Suicide Ideation. Results show significantly high scores on certain domains of impulsivity related to non-acceptance, goals, impulsive difficulty, strategies, and clarity in patients having borderline personality problems (p: <0.001) as compared to no difference at all for awareness in both the groups. This paper brings together eminent scholars and rising researchers from various fields (developmental psychology, neuroscience, animal cognition, anthropology, addiction science) who use various techniques (behavioral assays, imaging, endocrinology, genetics) to provide a comprehensive and cohesive understanding of impulsiveness. A domain and item-wise analysis of the similarities and differences are presented between the two clinical conditions in the light of their suicidal ideation based on associated variables like gender and marital status before discussing their implications for therapy in the context of cultural factors unique to Indian settings.

Orthopaedic surgeons\u2019 perceptions of frailty and frailty screening

BackgroundOver the past decade, there has been significant growth in the awareness and understanding of fragility among orthopaedic surgeons in the context of osteoporotic fractures and with it, improvements in the recognition and management of fragility fractures. Emerging as a major clinical and research focus in aged care is the concept of frailty and its associations with fragility, sarcopenia, falls and rehabilitation. Currently, research is lacking on how orthopaedic surgeons perceive frailty and the role of frailty screening. A baseline understanding of these perceptions is needed to inform integration of frailty identification and management for patient optimization in orthopaedic practices, as well as research and education efforts of patients and healthcare professionals in orthopaedic contexts.MethodsWe used an exploratory design guided by qualitative description to conduct 15 semi-structured telephone and in-person interviews across three orthopaedic surgeon subgroups (Registrars, Junior Consultants, and Senior Consultants). Data collection and analysis occurred iteratively and was guided by thematic saturation.ResultsOrthopaedic surgeons have a disparate understanding of frailty. Between colleagues, frailty is often referred to non-specifically to suggest a general state of risk to the patient. Frailty screening is regarded positively but its specific utility in orthopaedic environments is questioned. Easy-to-administer frailty screening tools that are not exclusive assessments of functional status are viewed most satisfactorily. However these tools are rarely used.ConclusionsThere is little understanding among orthopaedic surgeons of frailty as a phenotype. Beliefs around modifiability of frailty were dissimilar as were the impact of related risk factors, such a cognitive status, chronic disease, social isolation, and environmental influences. This in turn may significantly impact on the occurrence and treatment outcomes of fragility fracture, a common orthopaedic problem in older populations. This study highlights need for knowledge translation efforts (e.g. education) to achieve cohesive understanding of frailty among health professionals.

Antibody responses in COVID-19 patients.

Measuring virus-specific antibody responses to emerging pathogens is a well-established and highly useful tool to diagnose such infections, understand interactions between the immune system and pathogens, and provide potential clues for the development of vaccines or therapeutic agents against such pathogens. Since the beginning of 2020, the discovery of SARS-CoV-2 as the emerging virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic has provided new insight into the complexity of antibody responses to this dangerous virus. The current review aims to sort out diverse and sometimes seemingly confusing findings to put together a cohesive understanding on the profile of antibody responses elicited in COVID-19 patients.

Behavioral Economical Ethics

Catholic social ethics with its understanding of humanity challenges social and economic science models to uncover the underlying image of man and thus the underlying idea of ethics. It can take on a pioneering role in areas lacking such discussions so far. This is why I question the understanding of the fundamental cohesiveness of ethical and economical thinking that is challenged by behavioral economics. The article seeks to spark the discussion, outlining several essential behavioral-economic challenges in the process. The encounter with Catholic Social Doctrine identifies areas of conflict and opens a new chapter on the ethics of Behavioral Economics.

The role of social relatedness and self-beliefs in social functioning in first-episode psychosis: Are we overestimating the contribution of illness-related factors?

Numerous research studies have demonstrated an association between higher symptom severity and cognitive impairment with poorer social functioning in first-episode psychosis (FEP). By contrast, the influence of subjective experiences, such as social relatedness and self-beliefs, has received less attention. Consequently, a cohesive understanding of how these variables interact to influence social functioning is lacking. We used structural equation modeling to examine the direct and indirect relationships among neurocognition (processing speed) and social cognition, symptoms, and social relatedness (perceived social support and loneliness) and self-beliefs (self-efficacy and self-esteem) in 170 individuals with FEP. The final model yielded an acceptable model fit (χ2=45.48, comparative fit index=0.96; goodness of fit index=0.94; Tucker-Lewis index=0.94; root mean square error of approximation=0.06) and explained 45% of social functioning. Negative symptoms, social relatedness, and self-beliefs exerted a direct effect on social functioning. Social relatedness partially mediated the impact of social cognition and negative symptoms on social functioning. Self-beliefs also mediated the relationship between social relatedness and social functioning. The observed associations highlight the potential value of targeting social relatedness and self-beliefs to improve functional outcomes in FEP. Explanatory models of social functioning in FEP not accounting for social relatedness and self-beliefs might be overestimating the effect of the illness-related factors.

The influence of layout on Appalachian Trail soil loss, widening, and muddiness: Implications for sustainable trail design and management

This research investigates the influence of layout and design on the severity of trail degradation. Previous trail studies have been restricted by relatively small study areas which provide a limited range of environmental conditions and therefore produce findings with limited applicability; this research improves on this limitation by analyzing a representative sample of the Appalachian Trail with significant topographical, ecological, use-related, and managerial diversity. Many trail science studies have also focused on a singular form of trail degradation, whereas this study investigates all three core types of trail impact: trail soil loss, widening and muddiness. Relational analyses with all three indicators provide a more cohesive understanding of trail impact and reveal interrelationships between trail degradation processes. ANOVA testing of the mean values for these trail impact indicators across categories of influential independent factors confirms and refines the relevance of core trail design principles, specifically the sustainability advantages of trails with low grades and side-hill alignments. Findings also reveal and clarify the importance of landform grade in determining the susceptibility of trails to degradation and the influence of routing decisions; these relationships have received relatively little attention in the literature. The results also reveal several methodological considerations for trail alignment metrics and trail impact indicators.

Migrantes colombianos en Santiago: experiencias y reflexiones en torno al derecho a habitar la ciudad

Immigration is one of the defining features of our time and calls into question processes of the construction of identity in relation to the experience of belonging and ties to space, territory and social worlds. This paper presents the perspectives of 14 Colombian immigrants regarding their lives in Santiago, analyzing how some features of the space make cultural trends and particular ways of dwelling visible. Santiago plays the role of the main character in their narratives, as it illustrates, reflects and participates in the construction of social issues. The article discusses how moving beyond localisms and incorporating a peripheral perspective can contribute to adding dynamism and depth to the understanding of social cohesion.

Habitat-dependent responses of terrestrial salamanders to wildfire in the short-term

Wildfire is an important natural disturbance event that promotes landscape heterogeneity and regulates many wildlife communities. The compounding effects of fire suppression and climate change have increased the frequency and severity of wildfire, but the responses of many organisms to wildfire is unknown. Landscape heterogeneity, specifically microhabitats, may mediate and buffer the effects of wildfire, and evaluating variable responses to wildfire given habitat is key to developing a more cohesive understanding of population responses. Terrestrial plethodontid salamanders are likely disproportionality affected by wildfire events because of their lungless anatomy and reliance on cool and moist habitats. Our knowledge of salamander responses to wildfire in the short-term is limited due to the inherent challenge of opportunistically studying post-wildfire events. We capitalized on a wildfire event in western North Carolina, USA to determine the short-term (6–18-month post-fire) habitat-mediated responses of salamanders to wildfire using body size measurement and repeated count surveys. We observed precipitous declines of the red-legged salamander, Plethodon shermani, in exposed upland forests, but no apparent negative effects in riparian forests 18-months post-fire relative to unburned sites. We also observed a loss of juvenile size classes in the upland burned forest with only the largest adult individuals remaining 18-months post-fire. There were no size class differences in the riparian forests. Our results suggest riparian forests may be buffered from the effects of wildfire because canopy cover, vegetation, and soil duff layer are retained following a wildfire event. Salamander populations inhabiting riparian forests may be at less risk of declining than those in exposed habitats. Our results underscore the need to assess wildfire effects in all habitat types to fully determine the effects of disturbance to populations.

Metabolic Syndrome in Endometrial Cancer Patients: Systematic Review.

Large numbers of previously published studies show the importance of Metabolic syndrome (MetS) in the development of endometrial cancer (EC), the most common gynecologic malignancy in the United States. Defining the association between EC and MetS is complicated by inconsistencies among the MetS definitions used in EC. The aim of this study was to identify the MetS definition that is most practical for EC patients, as well as to estimate the prevalence of MetS using each definition in EC patients. A systematic literature search of PubMed and Embase was conducted to identify studies published between 1988 and 2018 and reporting the components of MetS in EC patients. Relevant studies were selected based on the presence of key MetS components, including central obesity, dyslipidemia, elevated blood pressure, and impaired glucose metabolism. Two independent reviewers extracted information from these articles. Our literature search has identified 400 articles, 8 of which were used for the final analyses. In this systematic review, the prevalence of MetS in EC patients varied based on the definition used, ranging from 6% for International Diabetes Federation (IDF) to 62% for Harmonized. IDF and Harmonized of MetS were the most practical definitions for women with EC. While our review included different approaches to diagnosing MetS and linking it to EC, we argue that there is a need for single and practical MetS definition criteria to improve diagnostics, decrease the inconsistencies across the future EC studies, and foster a cohesive understanding of the evidence regarding the association between MetS and EC.

Rapid Information Transfer in Swarms Under Update-Rate-Bounds Using Delayed Self-Reinforcement

The effectiveness of a network's response to external stimuli depends on rapid distortion-free information transfer across the network. However, the rate of information transfer, when each agent aligns with information from its network neighbors, is limited by the update rate at which each individual can sense and process information. Moreover, such neighbor-based, diffusion-type information transfer does not predict the superfluid-like information transfer during swarming maneuvers observed in nature. The main contribution of this paper is to propose a novel model that uses self-reinforcement, where each individual augments its neighbor-averaged information update using its previous update to (i) increase the information-transfer rate without requiring an increased, individual update-rate and (ii) enable superfluid-like information transfer. Simulations results of example systems show substantial improvement, more than an order of magnitude increase, in the information transfer rate, without the need to increase the update rate. Moreover, the results show that the delayed self-reinforcement (DSR) approach's ability to enable superfluid-like, distortion-free information transfer results in maneuvers with smaller turn radius and improved cohesiveness. Such faster response rate with limited individual update rate can enable better understanding of cohesiveness of flocking in nature, as well as improve the performance of engineered swarms such as unmanned mobile systems.

A systematic literature review on competitor analysis: status quo and start-up specifics

The purpose of this paper is to determine the status quo of research on competitor analysis (CA), which constitutes a cornerstone of strategic management. Of special interest are potential specifications for start-ups which act in an environment of high uncertainty, where CA is supposed to provide meaningful information to determine the right course of action. This study is performed as a conceptually organized systematic literature review with representative coverage and focus on research outcomes. The findings of 78 identified relevant studies out of 43 different journals are analyzed. Results are presented with regard to research contribution, mentioned purposes for conducting CA, CA processes and methods, and elements for ensuring quality of CA. To provide a cohesive understanding of the CA theme, as well as a foundation and guidance for researchers and practitioners, a conceptual framework is derived, which synthesizes the facets of the CA theme in a novel manner. Start-up related research contributions and avenues for future research are discussed.

Human–Vehicle Cooperation in Automated Driving: A Multidisciplinary Review and Appraisal

ABSTRACTTo draw a comprehensive and cohesive understanding of human–vehicle cooperation in automated driving, a review is made on key studies in human–robot interaction and human factors. Throughout this article, insight is provided into how human drivers and vehicle systems interplay and influence each other. The limitations of technology-centered taxonomies of automation are discussed and the benefits of accounting for human agents are examined. The contributions of machine learning to automated driving and how critical models in human-system cooperation can inform the design of a more symbiotic relationship between driver and vehicle are investigated. Challenges in the human element to enable the safe introduction of road automation are also discussed. Particularly, the unintended consequences of vehicle automation on driver’s workload, situation awareness and trust are examined, and the social interactions between driver, vehicle, and other road users are investigated. This review will help professionals shape future directions for safer and more efficient and effective human–vehicle cooperation.

Effective Multimodal Multiscale Analytical and Imaging Correlation

Microstructure impacts material properties such as wear resistance, ductility, toughness, conductivity, and permeability. Notably, no single microscope can examine microstructure at all length scales and with all modes of data acquisition. In these cases, multimodal multiscale microscopy integrates results from multiple devices into cohesive understanding. Three cases present hardware and software to merge image or spectral data collected by different microscopes and detectors to achieve new insights: 1) microcomputed tomography and scanning electron microscopy of a porous rock core, 2) plasma focused ion beam and energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) of a shale matrix, and 3) correlative light and electron microscopy in a cryo environment. In each case, thoughtful experimental designs, integrated sample holders, accessible file formats, online software, and offline postprocessing permitted integrated investigation of microstructure in heterogeneous samples.

Self- and Mutual Respect: Beyond Abstraction and Social Humiliation

This article offers a look at self- and mutual respect – key concepts of the text – from the perspective of political philosophy, and attempts to show their significance in guaranteeing a decent life in contemporary society. The attempt begins with the experience of social humiliation in Belarus, quite widespread for numerous groups of people. According to John Rawls, it is precisely self- and mutual respect that are meant to reveal the social unacceptability of this experience, which runs counter to the idea of justice. In connection to this, Rawls specifies the concepts of self- and mutual respect, stressing their cognitive and volitional dimensions, as well as what types of human associations support them. By contrast, contemporary American philosopher Martha Nussbaum demonstrates that self- and mutual respect in Rawls are subordinated to the economic efficiency of social cooperation – the true criterion of a just social order, according to Rawls. To return self- and mutual respect to their essential place in the concept of justice (which directly affects the relationship between the idea of justice and the goal of assuring a decent life), Nussbaum offers a wider, somatic understanding of rationality, self and social cohesion. This interpretation also deepens the understanding of justice, connecting the contractual concept of justice with the inclusive one. According to contemporary French political theorist Pierre Rosanvallon, this renewed reading of self- and mutual respect, and thus of justice, affects the concept and justification of the notion of democracy. For this reason, we can supplement the just rules of democracy with attention to the peculiar nature of social humiliation and the privations experienced by people. In my opinion, this discussion is fundamental for post-Soviet countries like Belarus, where social humiliation is the norm, and as such, is not perceived as an obstacle to the democratization of civil society.

A Proposal for Global-Change Education based on an educational board game: A Planet on the Abyss

“Global change” is a complex term still widely unknown, and often confused with climate change. The Spanish Secondary School Curriculum indicates that the idea of global change is absent. Globalchange components are distributed among different subjects and courses. This scattering of the subject matter hinders students from gaining a cohesive understanding of global change and its implications. The main objective of this proposal is to develop an educational approach aimed at expanding children's knowledge regarding global change, and fomenting awareness of the interrelations between human actions and this environmental crisis. In addition, we seek to aid students in understanding that the adoption of certain practices could help them achieve a sustainable lifestyle. To this end, we have designed and manufactured a prototype board game called “A Planet on the Abyss”, with a cooperative play. The pilot study realized have showed that the students recognize that Global Change incorporates more components than climate change and the students related Global Change with an anthropocentric origin and they became to use new terms, such as habitats, ecosystems, deforestation, etc.

The Victorian Era in Twenty-First Century Children’s and Adolescent Literature and Culture ed. by Sonya Sawyer Fritz and Sara K. Day

Reviewed by: The Victorian Era in Twenty-First Century Children’s and Adolescent Literature and Culture ed. by Sonya Sawyer Fritz and Sara K. Day Maya Zakrzewska-Pim (bio) Sonya Sawyer Fritz and Sara K. Day, editors. The Victorian Era in Twenty-First Century Children’s and Adolescent Literature and Culture. Routledge, 2018. Sonya Sawyer Fritz and Sara K. Day’s fascinating collection, The Victorian Era in Twenty-First Century Children’s and Adolescent Literature and Culture, provocatively questions the purposes of twenty-first century adaptations and appropriations of Victorian texts. To this end, it examines how the literary figure of the child serves as a nexus between Victorian notions of childhood and more contemporary visions of young people. The essays anthologized in this collection—which study such various forms as board books, film, and young adult novels—“suggest that we struggle now, as the Victorians did then, to assert a cohesive understanding of youth and thus young readers, [End Page 318] and that this lack of cohesion is a result of or a parallel to the disruptions taking place on a larger (even global) scale” (Fritz and Day 16). Fritz and Day’s collection is indispensable reading for scholars working on intersections of Victorianism and children’s literature; moreover, many of its chapters will also be of interest to those working on adaptations and popular culture. The collection “seeks to draw attention to a Victorian trend in contemporary children’s and young adult literature”: that is, the tendency to appropriate the Victorian period in contemporary works for young audiences to contribute to conversations on neo-Victorianism by engaging in more detail with neo-Victorian texts for young readers (2). However, “this collection argues less that there is a significant difference between appropriations of the Victorian works for young people and works for adults and more that many of the foundational ideas of neo-Victorianism apply and to and manifest themselves in children’s and young adult literature in productive and compelling ways, enriching both fields of study” (4). To best exemplify the trend of Victorianism in contemporary texts for young readers, the chapters are arranged chronologically, based on the publication dates of the primary texts they address. However, for the purposes of this review and to avoid repetition, I would prefer to address these essays according to their respective themes and theoretical focus. Three of the essays anthologized in this collection discuss representations of gender. Maryna Matlock’s analysis of Neil Gaiman’s Coraline and Amy Hicks’s exploration of two YA adaptations of H. G. Wells’s The Island of Dr. Moreau show how neo-Victorian texts for young audiences gives expression to twenty-first-, rather than nineteenth-century, perspectives on women and femininity. Gaiman’s Coraline is an empowered artist rather than a mere objet d’art (52). Coraline self-consciously reinterprets, rediscovers, and revises key Victorian texts and tropes, which makes Coraline neo-Victorian, according to Ann Heilmann and Mark Llewellyn’s definition of the term (39). In having Coraline “identify with diverse conceptions of childhood and femininity, to resist hegemonic Victorian masks, and to offer these neo-Victorian possibilities to contemporary readers” (52, emphasis in original), Gaiman places his novel firmly in the twenty-first century. The adaptations in Hicks’s essay, Megan Shepherd’s The Madman’s Daughter and Ann Halam’s Dr. Franklin’s Island participate in the same neo-Victorian endeavor that Gaiman’s novel does: “to revise a nineteenth-century text to critique the absence of women in it and give voices to fully realized female characters” (85). The animalized protagonists Hicks describes succeed in this endeavor by ultimately embracing their animal sides, rather than it being used as a method of oppression reflecting Victorian anxieties about women (85). The third essay to explore gender is Fritz’s analysis of Treasure Planet, the Disney film adaptation of R. L. Stevenson’s Treasure Island, as a modernized version of this canonical [End Page 319] text that participates “in a twenty-first-century discourse on at-risk boyhood” (69) by prioritizing the moral choices of Jim and Silver over the action of the treasure hunt. Although the film has been criticized by reviewers...

The Party Press of the Dnieper Ukrainian Political Emigration in Galicia and Bukovina Early in the 20th Century

The left-wing party press, which was published by the Dnieper Ukrainians in Galicia and Bukovina early in the 20th century and was intended for the mass reader in the «Little Russian Governorates» of tsarist Russia is viewed. The leading sections of the publications, the relation between the political and national components of the media content and the methods of expanding the reader’s audience are analyzed. The attention to the issues of financing the publishing activity is paid.Introduction. The examples of the common work of Ukrainian politicians, scholars, writers and journalists of the Dnieper and Western Ukraine on the issues of understanding of national cohesion became evident from the late 19th century — early in the 20th century. An original example of this kind of cooperation is the press of the Dnieper Ukrainian political emigration early in the 20th century.The aim of the paper is a scientific analysis of the communication efforts of the left-wing Dnieper Ukrainian party journalism, which was published on the territory of Galicia and Bukovina early in the 20th century.Research Methodology. The methods which are used in the study are the following: chronological, comparative, analysis and synthesis, the method of the systematic approach.Results. The first Ukrainian political parties that emerged in Galicia in the late 19th century formulated the strategic task of the struggle for the political independence of Ukraine. That was a fresh impetus to the politicization of the national movement also on the eastern Ukrainian lands. The intensification of the press work of the political forces of the Dnieper Ukraine in Galicia and Bukovina was facilitated not only by the prohibition of the Ukrainian word in the Russian-ruled Ukraine, but also by the support of the Ukrainian political leaders of Austria-Hungary.Conclusions. Due to ethnographic, political, geographic and other causes, the lands of Galicia and Bukovina were the arena of organizational activity of political parties of the all-Ukrainian direction early in the 20th century. There is no doubt that despite some differences in the media content, both the «Galician» and the «Dnieper Ukrainian» editions worked for the unity of the Ukrainian people and have created the important preconditions for the Ukrainian War of Independence of 1917–1921 and the subsequent work of comprehension of the Unity of Ukraine.Keywords: social-democratic movement early in the 20th century, Ukrainian political press of the early 20th century, political cooperation of Ukrainians of the Dnieper and Western Ukraine early in the 20th century.

Kohesi dan Koherensi dalam Koran Bisnis Indonesia dengan Judul Kemenperin Jamin Serap Garam Rakyat

The objective of this research was to provide an understanding of cohesion and coherence in the newspaper Bisnis Indonesia with title Kemenperin Jamin Serap Garam Rakyat. The research method used is the method of content analysis with a qualitative approach. Data collection techniques using documentation techniques. Data analysis techniques begin with data reduction, data tabulation, data classification, data interpretation, and conclusions. The results show that in the news text in the newspaper Bisnis Indonesia there is a more dominant cohesion found pronouns, ellipsis, and conjunctions or hyphens. Then, the coherence that is found is the relationship of contradictions, general specific relationships, comparison relationships, causal relationships, review relationships, and referral relationships.
 Keywords: cohesion, coherence, newspapers

Introduction to the Armed Forces & Society Forum on Broadening the Perspective on Military Cohesion

This Armed Forces & Society forum concentrates on broadening the perspective on military cohesion. This introduction, and the five articles that it acts as a preamble to, argues for the need to widen the scope of the recent debate on military cohesion, which in part took place in this very journal. This debate narrowly focused on Western state militaries during the 20th and 21st centuries and even then on the microlevel. The articles in this issue contribute to this broadening by exploring military cohesion in non-Western or nonmodern contexts, as well as through new methods, thus individually and collectively suggesting new ways forward to further our understanding of military cohesion.