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Democracy, the armed forces and military deployment: the 'second social contract' is on the line
Demokratie, Streitkräfte und militärische Einsätze: der "zweite Gesellschaftsvertrag" steht auf dem Spiel
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Hessische Stiftung Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
Abstract "The increasing number of troop deployments by democratic states after the end of the Cold War has subjected the 'second social contract' – the (in most cases unwritten) agreement regulating relations between society, government and the armed forces – to new stresses. The authors of this report set ... view more
"The increasing number of troop deployments by democratic states after the end of the Cold War has subjected the 'second social contract' – the (in most cases unwritten) agreement regulating relations between society, government and the armed forces – to new stresses. The authors of this report set out to name the causes and subsequent dangers of this development, urging for future deployment decisions to be more thoroughly and carefully considered. If the democratic responsibility for military deployments is not taken seriously, the gap grows between the armed forces and civilian society." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
control; deployment; soldier; peacekeeping; Federal Republic of Germany; example; security policy; deployment overseas; humanitarian intervention; Federal Armed Forces; reform; military; democracy
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2011
City
Frankfurt am Main
Page/Pages
28 p.
Series
PRIF Reports, 108
ISBN
978-3-942532-31-0
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications