Overview

What leads a democratic government to use military force to counter a domestic or external threat? How does it legitimize this mobilization to its citizenry? And what is the significance for civilian control of the military? The authors of Mobilizing Force draw on case studies from around the world to systematically examine these critical questions, exploring the interrelationships among security threats, the militarization of security policy, and democratic accountability.

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Author:   David Kuehn ,  Yagil Levy
Publisher:   Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc
Weight:   0.550kg
ISBN:  

9781626379398

ISBN 10:   1626379394
Pages:   287
Publication Date:   30 May 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Militarization: The Missing Link Between Threats and Civilian Control-D. Kuehn and Y. Levy. EXTERNAL THREATS. Israel: Remilitarized Threats and Military Contrarianism-Y. Levy. Japan: ""Normalizing"" the Japan Self-Defense Forces?-E. Ben-Ari. South Korea: Media-Driven Amplification of Threats—I. Kim. United States: The ""Angry American"" and Transnational Terrorism-A. Hunt Friend and L. Arias. DOMESTIC THREATS. Colombia: Confronting Insurgency, Drug Cartels, and Narcoterrorists-S. Rivera-Paez. El Salvador: Old Habits Die Hard-S. Kurtenbach and D. Reder. France: Swinging Securitization Paths?-C. Ruffa. Senegal: Managing Civil War Without Militarization-J. Matisek. South Africa: From Militarization to Demilitarization to Remilitarization-L. Heinecken. Spain: A War Without an Army-R. Martínez and O. Jaime. CONCLUSION. Theorizing Threats, Militarization, and Civilian Control-D. Kuehn and Y. Levy."

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A book that will expand understanding of how, why, and to what end states will respond to threats. - Major James D. Corless, AEther: A Journal of Strategic Airpower & Spacepower

Author Information

David Kuehn is senior research fellow at the GIGA Institute of Asian Studies in Hamburg, Germany. Yagil Levy is professor in the Department of Sociology, Political Science and Communication at the Open University of Israel.

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