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This major comparative study examines the challenges faced by countries of postcommunist Europe in reforming and professionalizing their armed forces. It explores how the interaction of the common challenges of postcommunism and the diverse circumstances of individual countries are shaping professionalization processes in this changing region. The detailed country case studies in this volume, written by leading experts to a common analytical framework, compare the experiences of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, FRY, Russia and Ukraine.
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction: the Professionalisation of Armed Forces in Postcommunist Europe
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South-eastern Europe
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The Former Soviet Union
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Conclusion
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Reviews
'[A] well-conceived and tightly edited manuscript that adds significantly to our understanding of the military in an increasingly important area of the world. The conceptual scheme lends coherence to the substantive chapters, written by recognized experts on the countries in question. The book offers a needed corrective to the notion that NATO standards and notions of professionalism will dominate modern militaries. It will be of interest to those interested in post-communist systems and civil-military relations.' - Professor John Allen Williams, Loyola University Chicago, Executive Director, Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
ALEX J. BELLAMY Lecturer, Defence Studies Department, Kings College London, Joint Services Command and Staff College
LAURA CLEARY Lecturer, Department of Politics, University of Stirling
PAL DUNAY Director, International Training Course in Security Policy, Geneva Centre for Security Policy
JAMES GOW Reader, Department of War Studies, Kings College London
DALE R. HERSPRING Professor of Political Science, Kansas State University
ERIK KOPAC Researcher and Assistant Professor, Department of Defence Studies, University of Ljubljana
IGOR KOTNIK-DVOJMOC State Under-secretary, Slovenian Ministry of Defence, Assistant Professor, Department of Defence Studies, University of Ljubljana
PAUL LATAWSKI Senior Lecturer in International Affairs, Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst
ROBERTAS SAPRONAS Head of Analysis and Planning Division, International Relations Department, Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence
JAMES SHERR Senior Fellow, Geneva Centre for Democratic Control of Armed Forces
JAN ARVEDS TRAPANS Senior Fellow, Geneva Centre for Democratic Control of Armed Forces
MARYBETH PETERSON ULRICH Associate Professor of Government, Department of National Security and Strategy, US Army War College
MARIE VLACHOVÁ Senior Fellow, Geneva Centre for Democratic Control of Armed Forces
MARIAN ZULEAN Advisor on NATO and the OCSE, International Affairs Department Office of the Romanian Presidency
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Challenge of Military Reform in Postcommunist Europe
Book Subtitle: Building Professional Armed Forces
Editors: Anthony Forster, Timothy Edmunds, Andrew Cottey
Series Title: One Europe or Several?
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403914293
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2002
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-94621-3Published: 23 October 2002
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-42628-7Published: 01 January 2002
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4039-1429-3Published: 23 October 2002
Series ISSN: 2947-6682
Series E-ISSN: 2947-6690
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 260
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: International Relations, Military and Defence Studies, Political Theory, Democracy