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CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS IN POST-COMMUNIST EUROPE
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Timothy Edmunds (Editor), Anthony C. Forster (Editor), Andrew Cottey (Editor) |
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ISBN 10: |
0415376319 |
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9780415376310 |
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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
Pub. date: |
15 December, 2005 |
Pages: |
188 |
Description: |
Addresses the area of Civil-Military relations throughout the postcommunist transition in Central and Eastern Europe, after the fall of communism. This volume assesses the experiences of Poland, Hungary, Latvia, Romania, Croatia, Serbia-Montenegro, Ukraine, and Russia in these areas. |
Synopsis: |
Fifteen years after the fall of communism, we are able to appraise the results of the multi-faceted postcommunist transition in Central and Eastern Europe with authority. This volume specifically addresses the fascinating area of Civil-Military relations throughout this transitional period. The countries of the region inherited a onerous legacy in this area: their armed forces were part of the communist party-state system and most were oriented towards Cold War missions; they were large in size and supported by high levels of defence spending; and they were based on universal male conscription. Central and eastern European states have thus faced a three fold civil-military reform challenge: establishing democratic and civilian control over their armed forces; implementing organisational reform to meet the security and foreign policy demands of the new era; and redefining military bases for legitimacy in society. This volume assesses the experiences of Poland, Hungary, Latvia, Romania, Croatia, Serbia-Montenegro, Ukraine and Russia in these areas.Collectively these countries illustrate the way in which the interaction of broadly similar postcommunist challenges and distinct national contexts have combined to produce a wide variety of different patterns of civil-military relations. This book was previously published as a special issue of European Security. |
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Routledge |
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