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The Politics of German Defence and Security - Policy Leadership and Military Reform in the post-Cold War Era (Hardcover)
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The Politics of German Defence and Security - Policy Leadership and Military Reform in the post-Cold War Era (Hardcover)
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The post-Cold War era has witnessed a dramatic transformation in
the German political consensus about the legitimacy of the use of
force. However, in comparison with its EU and NATO partners,
Germany has been reticent to transform its military to meet the
challenges of the contemporary security environment. Until 2003
territorial defence rather than crisis-management remained the
armed forces' core role and the Bundeswehr continues to retain
conscription. The book argues that 'strategic culture' provides
only a partial explanation of German military reform. It
demonstrates how domestic material factors were of crucial
importance in shaping the pace and outcome of reform, despite the
impact of 'international structure' and adaptational pressures from
the EU and NATO. The domestic politics of base closures,
ramifications for social policy, financial restrictions consequent
upon German unification and commitment to EMU's Stability and
Growth Pact were critical in determining the outcome of reform. The
study also draws out the important role of policy leaders in the
political management of reform as entrepreneurs, brokers or veto
players, shifting the focus in German leadership studies away from
a preoccupation with the Chancellor to the role of ministerial and
administrative leadership within the core executive. Finally, the
book contributes to our understanding of the Europeanization of the
German political system, arguing that policy leaders played a key
role in 'uploading' and 'downloading' processes to and from the EU
and that Defence Ministers used 'Atlanticization' and
'Europeanization' in the interests of their domestic political
agendas.
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