Overview
American Civil-Military Relations offers the first comprehensive assessment of the subject since the publication of Samuel P. Huntington's field-defining book, The Soldier and the State. Using this seminal work as a point of departure, experts in the fields of political science, history, and sociology ask what has been learned and what more needs to be investigated in the relationship between civilian and military sectors in the 21st century. Leading scholars-such as Richard Betts, Risa Brooks, James Burk, Michael Desch, Peter Feaver, Richard Kohn, Williamson Murray, and David Segal-discuss key issues, including:* changes in officer education since the end of the Cold War;* shifting conceptions of military expertise in response to evolving operational and strategic requirements;* increased military involvement in high-level politics; and* the domestic and international contexts of U.S. civil-military relations. The first section of the book provides contrasting perspectives of American civil-military relations within the last five decades. The next section addresses Huntington's conception of societal and functional imperatives and their influence on the civil-military relationship. Following sections examine relationships between military and civilian leaders and describe the norms and practices that should guide those interactions. The editors frame these original essays with introductory and concluding chapters that synthesize the key arguments of the book. What is clear from the essays in this volume is that the line between civil and military expertise and responsibility is not that sharply drawn, and perhaps given the increasing complexity of international security issues, it should not be. When forming national security policy, the editors conclude, civilian and military leaders need to maintain a respectful and engaged dialogue. American Civil-Military Relations is essential reading for students and scholars interested in civil-military relations, U.S. politics, and national security policy.
Full Product Details
Author: Suzanne C. Nielsen (Lieutenant Colonel, US Military Academy) ,
Don M. Snider
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
Weight: 0.680kg
ISBN: 9780801892875
ISBN 10: 0801892872
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 30 November 2009
Recommended Age: From 13
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
<p>American Civil-Military Relations is a valid and vital updating of Huntington's work and should be on every military reading list today.--Colonel (Ret.) Robert Killebrew Parameters (01/01/0001)
American Civil-Military Relations is a valid and vital updating of Huntington's work and should be on every military reading list today. -- Colonel (Ret.) Robert Killebrew Parameters 2010
Author Information
Suzanne C. Nielsen is an associate professor and the director of the International Relations and National Security Studies Program at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, and coeditor of the widely used textbook American National Security, sixth edition, also published by Johns Hopkins. Don M. Snider is an emeritus professor of political science at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, a visiting research professor at the Army War College, and coeditor of The Future of the Army Profession.
