Bringing together new research by leading scholars, this volume rethinks the role played by militaries in politics. It introduces new theories of military politics, arguing against the inherited theories and practices of civil-military relations, and presents rich new data on senior officership and on the intersection of military politics and military operations. As the first volume in Berghahn Books’ Military Politics series, it provides a blueprint for a new research paradigm dedicated to tracing how militaries shape their political environments, focusing particularly on the core democratic questions raised by politically-effective (and ineffective) militaries.
Edited by:
Thomas Crosbie
Imprint: Berghahn Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781805390237
ISBN 10: 1805390236
Series: Military Politics
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 14 July 2023
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction: Breach, Neglect, Guidance Thomas Crosbie Part I: New Theoretical Perspectives Chapter 1. What is Military Politics? Thomas Crosbie Chapter 2. Rethinking Clausewitz's Chameleon: Is It Time for Western Militaries to Abandon the Idea of War's Immutable Nature? Anders Theis Bollmann and Soren Sjogren Part II: New Perspectives on Senior Officership Chapter 3. Military Contrarianism: The Case of Israel Yagil Levy Chapter 4. Embedded in Politics: The Joint Chiefs of Staff, its Chairman, and the Structure of U.S. Civil-Military Relations Sharon K. Weiner Chapter 5. Civil-Military Challenges and the Militia James Campbell Chapter 6. Strategic Civil-Military Relations: Tomorrow's Generals' Views on Dissent, Disobedience and Principled Resignation Steven Lee Katz Part III: Military Politics and Military Operations Chapter 7. Military Politics on the Battlefield: Strategy and Effectiveness in War Carrie A. Lee Chapter 8. Begging Permission, Asking Forgiveness: Explaining How Officers Handle Wearing Two Hats in Multilateral Military Operations Stephen M. Saideman Chapter 9. Judges on the Battlefield? Judicial Observer Effects in US and UK National Security Policies Lena Trabucco Chapter 10. Small Powers' Civil-Military Relations: Two Smoking Guns Carsten Roennfeldt Conclusion: Military Politics as Research Program Thomas Crosbie References Index
Thomas Crosbie is an Associate Professor of military operations at the Royal Danish Defence College. In addition to his articles and book chapters, he has edited volumes on the privatization of security (with Ori Swed), paramilitary culture (with Brad West), and maritime operations (with Edward R. Lucas, Samuel Rivera-Paez, and Felix Falck Jensen).
Reviews for Military Politics: New Perspectives
This volume provides an extremely valuable contribution to the academic and military professional literatures ... This volume will quickly become one that individuals turn to in order to inform their thinking and their collegial arguments. * Alan Okros, Canadian Forces College
