Cultural Differences between the Military and Parent Society in Democratic Countries (Hardcover, New)

This book is a report of cross-national research on the civil-military cultural differences in democratic societies, particularly centred on the attitudes of national elites, here considered as being mainly composed of professionals.
The research studies the question: What are the differences between the values, opinions and attitudes of military officers and those of professionals belonging to other categories? What is the effect of these differences on society in each country, and on the national security sector? What are the current trends of this gap?
Researchers investigated a sample of cadets at military academies and their generational peers at civilian universities (future elites). An expert survey was also employed to sample present elites, both civilian and military.
The report is divided into three parts: the first describes the methodological aspect of the research; the second part, taking a comparative international approach, analyses the results of the research with respect to the main survey themes; the third part continues the volume by examining specific national themes in the context of the results of the cross-national comparison developed in the preceding part.
In a final chapter, the data of the expert survey has been compared with the data that emerged from the survey of future elites, to glean elements for a general summary and evaluation on the cultural gap.
*The first cross-national research outside the U.S. on civil/ military cultural differences.
*A significant comparison of the attitudes of present and future elites on security matter.
*A deep understanding of national specificities of the 13 participating countries on the militaryissues

General

Imprint:	Elsevier Science Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development
Release date:	June 2007
First published:	2007
Editors:	Giuseppe Caforio
Series editors:	Manas Chatterji
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	376
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-444-53024-0
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
LSN:	0-444-53024-X
Barcode:	9780444530240

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