C205a Flashcards
Military Theories of Huntington, Janowitz, Fever and Desch
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Difference Liberalism and civic-republicanism and their expression in the Constitution
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Eisenhower and Ridgway/Taylor
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Civil military relationship
Between society and military and government.
What are Democratic Civil-Military Relations? Specifically, how does Huntington compare with Janowitz? What are the major strengths and weakness of the various theories?
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Liberalism vs. Civic Republicanism
Liberal - focuses on protection of individual rights. Emphasized individual liberties - Huntington. CR - Stresses citizen engagement in public life and participation in defense of the republic. Accentuates responsibility and the common good - Morris Janowitz.
Flaws in the Theories
Huntington - protecting democracy. Janowitz - sustaining democratic values.
Huntington
Liberal, professional soldiers, conventional war, separate from society (objective control), military professionalism (political neutrality)
Janowitz
Sociologist, republican, citizen-soldiers, constabulary missions (internal threats), intertwined with society (subjective control), military professionalism (political neutrality)
Eisenhower vs. the Generals
Sources of national power, nature of modern war, deterrence, role of the Army.
National policy, ends, ways, means
different competing theories (citizen soldlier, autonomous) how do we interact with a civilian counterparts? how we develop our strategy. no single way to meet the end state. is it feasible, suitable, etc.