The Civil-Military Relations Cube: A Synthesis Framework for Integrating Foundational Theory, Research, and Practice in Civil-Military Relations

Abstract

The field of Civil-Military Relations draws from many disciplines, including political science, psychology, history, economics, anthropology, sociology, systems, and others. The topic of Civil-Military Relations may be considered to be a "niche" field of study in the broader view of academia. Can Civil-Military Relations be thoroughly understood through the lens of existing Civil-Military Relations theory? This question generated the idea of developing a "Civil-Military Relations Cube" in an attempt to develop a greater understanding of the component parts of Civil-Military Relations and how they interact when theory and reality collide. The Civil-Military Relations Cube can be used as a starting point for exploration into the current state of Civil-Military theory.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 04, 2009
Accession Number
ADA499826

Entities

People

  • Michael F. Minaudo

Organizations

  • Naval War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Domestic
  • Four Dimensional
  • Governments
  • Human Resources
  • Indicators
  • Information Operations
  • Intervention
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Societies
  • Sociology
  • Students
  • United States
  • Universities
  • War Colleges

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