Civil-Military Relations in Europe: Learning from Crisis and Institutional Change

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Hans Born Marina Caparini

Civil-Military Relations in Europe

Learning from Crisis and Institutional Change

Hans Born, Marina Caparini, Karl Haltiner , Jürgen Kuhlmann (Formerly of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Germany)

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Routledge
09 February 2006

European history; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000; Politics & government; Other warfare & defence issues

Series: Cass Military Studies

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.

Edited by: Hans Born, Marina Caparini, Karl Haltiner, Jürgen Kuhlmann (Formerly of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Germany)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 498g
ISBN: 9780415385404
ISBN 10: 0415385407
Series: Cass Military Studies
Pages: 300
Publication Date: 09 February 2006
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Hans Born, Marina Caparini, Karl Haltiner, Jürgen Kuhlmann

Reviews for Civil-Military Relations in Europe: Learning from Crisis and Institutional Change

'This book stands out for the breadth of the countries studied and should be read by all students of security sector reform.'Thomas Jackson, Journal of Peace Research