1st Edition
The Military and Liberal Society Societal-Military Relations in Western Europe
By Tomas Kucera
Copyright 2018
226 Pages
by
Routledge
226 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book describes to what extent and in what ways the military policies of Western European societies are determined by liberal ideology.
A wide variety of issues affected by liberal ideology, including conscription, conscientious objection, military mission, military ethics and the professional identity of soldiers are addressed in the book. The empirical analysis draws on the cases of... Read more
Introduction
1. The Soldier and the Liberal State
2. West-German Rearmament and Building of Liberal Armed Forces
3. Towards an Expeditionary Force: The Post-Cold War Transformation of the Bundeswehr
4. Swedish Armed Forces: From a Citizen Army to a Cosmopolitan Force
5. British Military Policy in the 20th Century
6. Conclusion
Biography
Tomas Kucera is Assistant Professor in the Department of Security Studies, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic.
