Alagappa M. - Military Professionalism in Asia: Conceptual and Empirical Perspectives  

Military Professionalism in Asia: Conceptual and Empirical Perspectives  

Alagappa M.

ISBN: 0866381961
Vydavateľstvo: Rowman & Littlefield Publ.
Rok vydania: 2001
Dostupnosť: Na objednávku

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Military professionalism is an influential but controversial concept in the study of civil-military relations. Investigating the conception, practice, evolution, and consequences of military professionalism in ten Asian countries, this study advances three propositions. First, old military professionalism is on the rise in Asia. Even in countries that exhibit features of new professionalism, management of violence is becoming the central function of military establishments. Second, the rise of old professionalism is explained by the reduced role of coercion in governance and the shift in the distribution of power against the military. These developments compel and facilitate the development of a professional and apolitical military. Third, the apolitical orientation of the military is not a consequence of the development of military professionalism but an outcome of a change in the distribution of power in favor of political and civil society. Such change has typically led to military exit from politics and the limitation of its role to the security arena.

  The ten Asian countries investigated in this study are India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, China, Vietnam, Pakistan, and Burma. Contributors to the volume are largely serving or retired military officers as well as scholars working in military institutions. Authoritative introductory and concluding chapters by Muthiah Alagappa provide a contextualizing and interpretive framework for the empirical studies.


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