Dangerous Instrument

Political Polarization and US Civil-Military Relations

Michael A. Robinson (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

310 Seiten

2023
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-761155-5 (ISBN)

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As increasingly contentious politics in the United States raise concerns over the "politicization" of traditionally non-partisan institutions, many have turned their attention to how the American military has been--and will be--affected by this trend. Since a low point following the end of the Vietnam War, the U.S. military has experienced a dramatic reversal of public opinion, becoming one of the most trusted institutions in American society. However, this trend is more complicated than it appears: just as individuals have become fonder of their military, they have also become increasingly polarized from one another along partisan lines. The result is a new political environment rife with challenges to traditional civil-military norms.

In a data-driven analysis of contemporary American attitudes, Dangerous Instrument examines the current state of U.S. civil-military affairs, probing how the public views their military and the effect that partisan tribalism may have on that relationship in the future. Michael A. Robinson studies the sources and potential limits of American trust in the armed services, focusing on the interplay of the public, political parties, media outlets, and the military itself on the prospect of politicization and its associated challenges. As democratic institutions face persistent pressure worldwide, Dangerous Instrument provides important insights into the contemporary arc of American civil-military affairs and delivers recommendations on ways to preserve a non-partisan military.

Michael A. Robinson is a former Assistant Professor of International Affairs at the United States Military Academy at West Point and an Army strategist. A researcher on U.S. and comparative civil-military relations, he is a non-resident fellow at West Point's Modern War Institute and holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Stanford University.

List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

2. That Fair and Warlike Form: How America Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Military

3. Deafening Whisper: The Utility of the Military Voice

4. Return to Sender: Media Reporting and the Partisan "Credibility Gap"

5. No Time to Explain: Cognitive Biases and Partisan Perceptions of the Military

6. Delusions and Grandeur: Weakening Civil-Military Norms and Politicization

7. Missing in Faction: The Future of Civil-Military Relations

Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	18.11.2022
Reihe/Serie	BRIDGING THE GAP SERIES
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	231 x 165 mm
Gewicht	635 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
ISBN-10	0-19-761155-9 / 0197611559
ISBN-13	978-0-19-761155-5 / 9780197611555
Zustand	Neuware