Daniel Packham
Researcher
- Daniel.Packham@fhs.se
- Department of Leadership and Command & Control
- Leadership and Command & Control Division Stockholm
About Daniel
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Daniel Packham is a researcher at the Swedish Defence University where he leads the Command Supply Research and Development Project funded by the Swedish Armed Forces. He and his team conducts research into: military leadership; officer recruitment retention and training; and motivation amongst conscripts.
Daniel received his PhD in criminology from the University of Cambridge in 2023. His doctoral research focused on former military personnel in the criminal justice system, which he completed while working full-time at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), posted overseas.
In addition to the UK Foreign Office, Daniel has held research positions at the UK's Department for International Development (DfID), the College of Policing and the Ministry of Justice. Prior to this he spent almost ten years in policing in England and previously served in the infantry of the British Army on operational service overseas.
Daniel's current research interests include: leadership and command; conscription; military identity and culture; unit cohesion; peer-leader bonding; civil-military relations; veterans
Selected publications
Latest publications
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U.K. Veterans in Prison : Attitudes Toward Authority, Legitimacy and Compliance With RegimePart of Armed forces and society
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Motivations for undertaking officer training in SwedenPart of Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society, Reston, Virginia, USA, October 24-25, 2025
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Willingness and Motivation amongst Conscripts in Sweden’s Selective, Compulsory Model of ConscriptionPart of Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society, Reston, Virginia, USA, October 24-25, 2025
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How military veterans cope with imprisonment in the UKPart of 17th ERGOMAS Biennial Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, July 1-5, 2024