Veteran Institute Interview 1242: Post-Cold War Military Experiences

A single oral history interview transcript from the Veterans Institute. The interview subject, Rob Kropman, served in the infantry and on international staffs, discussing his post-Cold War missions in the former Yugoslavia and Afghanistan. The dataset was published by the Veterans Institute via DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities and was last updated on October 24, 2025.

Use Cases

• Analyze narrative themes of military service and transition based on the veteran's personal account.
• Study perceptions of international missions and their impact based on the described experiences in the former Yugoslavia and Afghanistan.
• Conduct qualitative research on veteran identity and post-service careers based on the subject's work with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Strengths

• Interview content is a first-person account from a veteran with infantry and international staff experience.
• The dataset is part of a curated collection from the Veterans Institute, suggesting institutional provenance.
• Platform metadata includes specific thematic tags like 'Post Cold War' and 'Military History'.

Limitations

• The description is a narrative summary; the full interview transcript's length and structure are unknown.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative analysis.

Provenance

Source

Veteranen Instituut (Veterans Institute)

Collection Method

Oral history interview.

Time Range

Interview covers events from the post-Cold War period, including a 2003 deployment to Afghanistan.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-24 03:55:52; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mentions missions in the former Yugoslavia and Afghanistan.