Civil-Military Integration: The Politics of Outsourcing National Security

Autor/in	Lavallee, Tara M.
Titel	Civil-Military Integration: The Politics of Outsourcing National Security
Quelle	In: Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 30 (2010) 3, S.185-194 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0270-4676
DOI	10.1177/0270467610367508
Schlagwörter	National Security; Privatization; Policy Analysis; Public Policy; Safety; Risk; Political Attitudes; Political Issues; Military Service; Shared Resources and Services + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? National territory; Security; Staatsgebiet; Sicherheit; Privatisation; Privatisierung; Politikfeldanalyse; Öffentliche Ordnung; Risiko; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Politischer Faktor; Militärdienst; Gemeinwirtschaft
Abstract	The post 9/11 environment has been characterized by domestic policy actors being incorporated into a globalizing defense industrial sector through the concept of civil-military integration. From administration to administration, the push for increased civil-military integration has spread beyond its original boundaries and has reached the frontlines of the American military. This begs the question, can the market-driven logic of the commercial sector be integrated into the objectives and values of the noncivilian, military sector? More precisely, is civil-military integration the appropriate solution to the post 9/11 strategic shift? The purpose of this study is not to address the detailed merits or limitations of the increased reliance on private contractors. Rather, this study's primary focus is to examine the policies that set into motion and continue to promote the cornerstone of civil-military integration: strategic outsourcing. This study argues that in today's threat environment, the extent of civil-military integration poses unique challenges for U.S. strategic policy. With contactors on the battlefield, basic doctrinal issues emerge. The most basic of these is the notion that in a war zone military members are asked to risk their lives for their country. But, while people are willing to risk their lives for their country, they may not be willing to risk their lives for their company. (Contains 15 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10