1. U.S. Military Professionalism and the Changing Security Agenda

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. 1. U.S. Military Professionalism and the Changing Security Agenda 1
5. Part 1: The Military and the Changing Context of National Security
6. 2. The American Way of War and the Conflict Environment 27
7. 3. Military Force Structures and the Strategic Landscape 59
8. Part 2. U.S. Society and the Military Profession
9. 4. Democratization and the Military 73
10. 5. Professional Perceptions and Self-Images 89
11. Part 3. Political-Military Dynamics
12. 6. The Profession and Politics 109
13. 7. Civil-Military Relations 133
14. Part 4: Conclusions: The Emerging Military Profession
15. 8. The Military Profession: Changes and Challenges 145
16. 9. A New Hypothesis 155
17. Appendixes
18. A. Final Report: Civilian Graduate Education and the U.S. Military Profession 165
19. Appendix B. Survey Results 177
20. Appendix C. Technical and Procedural Details of the Data Analysis 187
21. Appendix D. Procedures Used in Data Cleaning and Data Reduction 193
22. Selected Bibliography 197
23. Index 205
24. About the Book and the Authors 215