Democratic Civil-Military Relations: Soldiering in 21st Century Europe (Cass Military Studies)
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (760 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1138107514 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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She has a PhD from the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder). . Sabine Mannitz is Senior Researcher and Project Director at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt
She has a PhD from the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder). . About the AuthorSabine Mannitz is Senior Researcher and Project Director at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt
This book examines the ways in which European democracies, including former communist states, are dealing with the new demands placed on their security policies since the cold war by transforming their military structures, and the effects this is having on the conceptualisation of soldiering.In the new security environment, democratic states have called upon their armed forces increasingly to fulfil unconventional tasks – partly civilian, partly humanitarian, and partly military – in most complex, multi-national missions. This approach gives the book a systematic theoretical framework which distinguishes it from the majority of existing literature on this subject.This book will be of much interest to students of civil-military relations, European politics, democratisation and post-communist transitions, and IR in general.. The issues discussed in this work are informed by Democra