Civil-Military Relations in Europe: Learning from Crisis and Institutional Change (Cass Military Studies)

By: Hans Born

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Synopsis: This new book illustrates how democracy cannot develop or endure unless military and security forces are under the full control of democratic institutions and all the necessary safeguards, checks and balances are in place. The contributors show how contemporary European states manage the following issue: how does a society, primarily through its legitimate, democratically elected political leaders and their appointed officials, control the military, that same state institution that has been established for its protection and wields the monopoly of legitimate force? Twenty-eight case studies are selected from key countries: the Czech Republic, Germany, Georgia, France, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro, Switzerland and the Ukraine. The key subjects of these cases vary from corruption to military incompetence, disobedience towards civilian superiors, to unauthorized strikes and accidents. The focus is on the relationship between political, civilian and military actors while identifying problems and dangers that can emerge in those relations to the detriment of effective and legitimate democratic control. This is essential reading for students of civil-military relations, democratization, European politics and security studies in general.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781134172375
Related ISBNs:: 9780203964927, 9780415385404, 9780415385404, 9780415545013, 9780415545013
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 04/19/20
Copyrighted By:: Selection and editorial matter Hans Born, Marina Caparini, Karl W.Haltiner, J
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Military, Nonfiction, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Hans Born
Edited by:: Marina Caparini
Edited by:: Karl Haltiner
Edited by:: Jürgen Kuhlmann