Creating Shared Responsibility through Respect for Military Culture: The Russian and American Cases

成果类型:
Article
署名作者:
Herspring, Dale R.
署名单位:
Kansas State University
刊物名称:
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW
ISSN/ISSBN:
0033-3352
DOI:
10.1111/j.1540-6210.2011.02380.x
发表日期:
2011
页码:
519-529
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摘要:
The key problem in civil-military relations in established polities such as Russia and the United States is not civilian control of the military, but rather how to create a symbiotic relationship of shared responsibility between senior military officers and civilian leaders. In such a situation, civilian leaders obtain much needed expertise from the military, but ultimately remain in control. The keys to symbiotic civil-military relations are a desire on the part of military officers to work with civilians and civilian respect for military culture. When civilians respect military culture-that is, the military's (1) devotion to clear executive leadership, (2) commitment to corporate identity, (3) drive to increase professional expertise, and (4) dedication to political responsibility-a system of shared responsibility is likely to emerge. This thesis is elaborated by comparing recent civil-military relations in Russia and the United States.
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