Military Politics Ser.: Military Politics : New Perspectives by Thomas Crosbie (2023, Hardcover)

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Series Volume Number: 1 Illustrated: Yes Synopsis: 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., Bringing together new research by leading scholars, this volume rethinks the role played by militaries in politics. The volume 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. Volume Number: Vol. 1 Subject Area: Political Science Table Of Content: 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 Søren Sjøgren 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 Publication Year: 2023 Subject: Public Policy / Military Policy, Public Affairs & Administration LCCN: 2023-004660 LC Classification Number: U21.5 .M4987 2023 Intended Audience: Scholarly & Professional Item Width: 6 in Dewey Decimal: 322.5 Item Length: 9 in Dewey Edition: 23 ISBN-13: 9781805390237 Language: English Publication Name: Military Politics : New Perspectives Reviews: "A provocative volume to initiate and inspire others." * Choice "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, "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 Author: Thomas Crosbie Type: Textbook Item Weight: 0 Oz gtin13: 9781805390237 Number of Pages: 272 Pages Format: Hardcover brand: Berghahn Books, Incorporated ISBN-10: 1805390236 Publisher: Berghahn Books, Incorporated Series: Military Politics Ser.