Civil-Military Relations: Control and Effectiveness Across Regimes
Thomas C. Bruneau and Aurel Croissant, editors | | ISBN: 978-1-62637-815-5 $95.00 |
| ISBN: 978-1-62637-820-9 $95.00 |
| 2019/281 pages/LC: 2018058703 |
DESCRIPTION
How does civilian control affect military effectiveness? Can a balance be achieved between the two? In-country experts address these questions through a set of rich comparative case studies. Covering the spectrum from democracies to authoritarian regimes, they explore the nexus of control and effectiveness to reveal its importance for national security and the legitimacy of both political order and the military institution.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Thomas C. Bruneau is distinguished professor emeritus of national security affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School. Aurel Croissant is professor of political science at Ruprecht-Karls-University.
CONTENTS
- Civil-Military Relations: Why Control Is Not Enough—the Editors
- The Theoretical Landscape—D. Kuehn.
- Measuring Effectiveness and Control—T. Eschenauer-Engler and J. Kamerling.
- ESTABLISHED DEMOCRACIES.
- The United States: Planning and Managing Control and Effectiveness—T-D. Young.
- Japan: Separation, Control, and Effectiveness—C. Aoi.
- Germany: The Bundeswehr and the Limits of Strategic Culture—S.B. Gareis.
- EMERGING DEMOCRACIES.
- Chile: Defense Governance and Democratic Consolidation—C. Solar.
- Tunisia: Patterns and Implications of Civilian Control—N. Jebnoun.
- Indonesia: The Military's Growing Assertiveness on Nondefense Missions—A.B. Gunawan.
- HYBRID AND AUTHORITARIAN REGIMES.
- Russia: The Armed Forces as Patriotic Glue—O. Fridman.
- Turkey: Strengthening Personalized Political Control—Z. Sentek.
- Egypt: An Ineffective Military Beyond Control—R. Springborg.
- China: Traditions, Institutions, and Effectiveness—Y. Ji.
- CONCLUSION.
- The Nexus of Control and Effectiveness—T.C. Bruneau and A. Croissant.
"Bruneau and Croissant have put together a much-needed update to the Huntington canon.... The impressive scholarship featured in this volume elevates the discussion of civil-military relations generally and provides a springboard for further research at civilian and military learning institutions." —Captain Paul Shemella, US Naval Institute's Proceedings
"An impressive piece of collective scholarship, one that should attract the attention of a broad audience of students, experts, and practitioners in the civil-military field." —David Pion-Berlin, Armed Forces & Society
"This carefully conceived collection focuses on an important, but often overlooked, aspect of civil-military relations: military effectiveness. Insightful and informative ... the chapters form a cohesive whole. Those interested in military politics, from the novice student to the seasoned expert, will find the book useful and thought provoking." —Zoltan Barany, University of Texas at Austin