Settler Military Politics: Militarisation and the Aesthetics of War Commemoration

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Federica Caso (Lecturer in International Relations, La Trobe University)

Settler Military Politics

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Militarisation and the Aesthetics of War Commemoration

Federica Caso (Lecturer in International Relations, La Trobe University)

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English

Edinburgh University Press
31 January 2026

Colonialism & imperialism; National liberation & independence, post-colonialism; Theory of warfare & military science; Military administration

Series: Advances in Critical Military Studies

Settler Military Politics provides a thorough investigation of the relationship between settler colonialism and militarisation drawing from the Australian experience. In this book, Caso develops the concept of settler military politics to identify the relationship between settler colonialism and militarisation. The book argues that militarisation is a rationality for governing the settler polity and consolidates the settler colonial project. It investigates settler military politics through an in-depth analysis of the under explored aesthetics of war commemoration in Australia and the role of the Australian War Memorial.

By: Federica Caso (Lecturer in International Relations La Trobe University)
Imprint: Edinburgh University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781399525473
ISBN 10: 1399525476
Series: Advances in Critical Military Studies
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 31 January 2026
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: Settler Colonial Manoeuvres Settler Militarisation The Settler Politics of War Commemoration Crafting the Anzac Soldier as National Hero The Militarisation of Women Indigenous Militarised Recognition Conclusion: Settler Military Politics Bibliography

Federica Caso is Lecturer in International Relations at La Trobe University. Her research interrogates gender and racial diversity in the military, war, and peacebuilding. She was awarded the 2020 the Thelma Hunter Gardner Prize for best PhD thesis in Gender and Politics by the Australian Political Studies Association. Her research has been published in International Political Sociology, Australian Journal of Political Science, Australian Journal of History and Politics, and Critical Military Studies.

Reviews for Settler Military Politics: Militarisation and the Aesthetics of War Commemoration

Federica Caso's dig into contests over portrayals of Australian militarized masculinities reminds me how potent the politics of war memories continue to be - everywhere. Today, when Anzac is so salient in globalized Pacific politics, we need to learn from Caso never to lose track of women's and Indigenous politics of war memorialization when we shine bright lights on racialized masculinities. -- Cynthia Enloe, author of Twelve Feminist Lessons of War In this meticulously researched book, Caso pulls back the curtain on what she terms ‘settler military politics’, revealing the ways in which military organisation and war commemoration serve the construction and maintenance of settler colonial states like Australia. It’s a powerful and important work that deserves to be read. -- Sarah Maddison, University of Melbourne