How Long to Read Civil-Military Relations and Shared Responsibility

How Long Does it Take to Read Civil-Military Relations and Shared Responsibility?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 9 minutes to read Civil-Military Relations and Shared Responsibility by Dale R. Herspring

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

A provocative approach to evaluating civil-military relations. Dale R. Herspring considers the factors that allow some civilian and military organizations to operate more productively in a political context than others, bringing into comparative study for the first time the military organizations of the U.S., Russia, Germany, and Canada. Refuting the work of scholars such as Samuel P. Huntington and Michael C. Desch, Civil-Military Relations and Shared Responsibility approaches civil-military relations from a new angle, military culture, arguing that the optimal form of civil-military relations is one of shared responsibility between the two groups. Herspring outlines eight factors that contribute to conditions that promote and support shared responsibility among civilian officials and the military, including such prerequisites as civilian leaders not interfering in the military's promotion process and civilian respect for military symbols and traditions. He uses these indicators in his comparative treatment of the U.S., Russian, German, and Canadian militaries. Civilian authorities are always in charge and the decision on how to treat the military is a civilian decision. However, Herspring argues, failure by civilians to respect military culture will antagonize senior military officials, who will feel less free to express their views, thus depriving senior civilian officials, most of whom have no military experience, of the expert advice of those most capable of assessing the far-reaching forms of violence. This issue of civilian respect for military culture and operations plays out in Herspring's country case studies. Scholars of civil-military relations will find much to debate in Herspring's framework, while students of civil-military and defense policy will appreciate Herspring's brief historical tour of each countries' post–World War II political and policy landscapes.

How long is Civil-Military Relations and Shared Responsibility?

Civil-Military Relations and Shared Responsibility by Dale R. Herspring is 364 pages long, and a total of 92,456 words.

This makes it 123% the length of the average book. It also has 113% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Civil-Military Relations and Shared Responsibility Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 25 minutes to read Civil-Military Relations and Shared Responsibility aloud.

What Reading Level is Civil-Military Relations and Shared Responsibility?

Civil-Military Relations and Shared Responsibility is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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