Party and ideology : continuity and change in the officer corps -- Acts of citizenship or partisanship? Political activity in the officer corps -- The state of the nonpartisan ethic in the world of social media -- "Princes of the church" : the much-debated role of retired officers in politics -- Does it matter? Party identification, political attitudes, and civil-military relations norms -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. A guide to instilling the nonpartisan ethic at the unit level -- Appendix B. Civil-military relations in a time of war survey (2009) -- Appendix C. Politics, the military, and social media research survey (2015-16) -- Appendix D. National Defense University civil-military relations survey (2017-2020).
Summary:
"Using a range of survey tools to glean insights into changing norms within the US military, this book provides a particularly valuable window into the political beliefs and behavior of active-duty (primarily US Army) officers. With its presentation of contemporary data, discussion of new dynamics created by social media, large number of questions for future research, and pragmatic policy recommendations, this book offers significant findings to be pulled that will improve the dialogue within professional military education and in senior military leader's writings to their colleagues and guidance to the forces and is an important resource for policymakers, practitioners, and scholars"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
Rapid communications in conflict and security series
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