Volker Wulf, David W. Randall (2024): Civilian Engagement in Supporting the Armed Forces – An Enquiry into the First Five Months of the Ukrainian War in 2022. In Volkmar Pipek, Markus Rohde (Eds.), International Reports on Socio-Informatics (IRSI). (Vol. 21, Iss. 1, pp. 1-33) (pdf)
Abstract. Traditionally, armies are thought of as rather independent with regard to their infrastructure to conduct a war. The paper challenges this assumption. Studying first months of the Ukraine war in 2022, we argue that the functioning of the Ukrainian army was to quite some extend depended on its support by the civil society. We look at two NGOs and one software company to understand the intense cooperation between civilian actors and soldiers at the front line The civil actors provided essential supplies such as food, clothing, and care. They also procured technologies of dual use via their international networks.