Lindy HeineckenProf Lindy Heinecken is the former Chair of the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology and from 2022 serves as Vice-Dean Research, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa. She lectures in political and indutrial sociology, with a research interest in armed forces and society. Her recent book is titled South Africa's Post-Apartheid Military: Lost in Transition and Transformation. She serves on numerous academic boards, including the Council of the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society (IUS) and is currently the President of the International Sociological Association (ISA) Armed Forces and Conflict Resolution Research Committee (RC01). She is a National Research Foundation B rated researcher. She is also a Certified Sociological Practitioner, Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology accredited by the International Sociological Association. ORCiD: 0000-0003-1315-0000 Read More Read Less