Peter Kasurak
Biographic Data
| ID | 288259 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Kasurak |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | Kasurak |
| SIGNATURE | KASURAK P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4071-4537 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Chiefs of Staff Committee and Continental Air Defence, 1954–60
The place of the military in the development of defence policy has long been a problem to Canada’s central organization for defence. While the primacy of civilian politicians has never been in doubt, the organization of military input to decision-making has been revised several times and remains in question. In 1947, Defence Minister Brooke Claxton reorganized the Canadian central organization for defence by creating the Chiefs of Staff Committee…
Huntington in Canada
Samuel Huntington theorized in The Soldier and the State that rather than make the military in the image of society (subjective control), both superior civilian control and military outcomes would result if the military was allowed its own sphere and culture, shaped by military requirements (objective control). Since 1963, the Canadian Armed Forces have argued for objective control, while political leadership and the country have largely paid lit…
Concepts of Professionalism in the Canadian Army, 1946-2000
During World War II the Canadian Army was a small cadre force augmented by citizen volunteers. It was a colonial institution, dependent on the British Army for doctrine and staff training. After the war, the army became involved in a lengthy struggle to define its concept of professionalism. Modernizers aimed for a well-educated officer corps that was integrated with other elites and able to influence national security policy. Traditionalists wis…
Civilianization and the military ethos
The issue of the ‘civilianization’ of the Canadian Forces is one of many which emerged from the recent report of the Task Force on Review of Unification of the Canadian Forces, but is one of the most far‐reaching in potential consequences for military‐civil service relations and for military‐civil relations in general. A significant portion of the leadership of the Canadian Forces believes military morale and values have been eroded by the transf…
American “Dollar Diplomats” in Canada, 1927–1941
American Foreign Policy Officials and Canada, 1927–1941
American Foreign Policy Officials and Canada, 1927-1941
Civilianization and the military ethos
The issue of the ‘civilianization’ of the Canadian Forces is one of many which emerged from the recent report of the Task Force on Review of Unification of the Canadian Forces, but is one of the most far‐reaching in potential consequences for military‐civil service relations and for military‐civil relations in general. A significant portion of the leadership of the Canadian Forces believes military morale and values have been eroded by the transf…
Huntington in Canada
Samuel Huntington theorized in The Soldier and the State that rather than make the military in the image of society (subjective control), both superior civilian control and military outcomes would result if the military was allowed its own sphere and culture, shaped by military requirements (objective control). Since 1963, the Canadian Armed Forces have argued for objective control, while political leadership and the country have largely paid lit…
Concepts of Professionalism in the Canadian Army, 1946-2000
During World War II the Canadian Army was a small cadre force augmented by citizen volunteers. It was a colonial institution, dependent on the British Army for doctrine and staff training. After the war, the army became involved in a lengthy struggle to define its concept of professionalism. Modernizers aimed for a well-educated officer corps that was integrated with other elites and able to influence national security policy. Traditionalists wis…
American Foreign Policy Officials and Canada, 1927–1941
American Foreign Policy Officials and Canada, 1927-1941
American Foreign Policy Officials and Canada, 1927–1941
American Foreign Policy Officials and Canada, 1927-1941
American “Dollar Diplomats” in Canada, 1927–1941
Civilianization and the military ethos
The issue of the ‘civilianization’ of the Canadian Forces is one of many which emerged from the recent report of the Task Force on Review of Unification of the Canadian Forces, but is one of the most far‐reaching in potential consequences for military‐civil service relations and for military‐civil relations in general. A significant portion of the leadership of the Canadian Forces believes military morale and values have been eroded by the transf…
Concepts of Professionalism in the Canadian Army, 1946-2000
During World War II the Canadian Army was a small cadre force augmented by citizen volunteers. It was a colonial institution, dependent on the British Army for doctrine and staff training. After the war, the army became involved in a lengthy struggle to define its concept of professionalism. Modernizers aimed for a well-educated officer corps that was integrated with other elites and able to influence national security policy. Traditionalists wis…
Huntington in Canada
Samuel Huntington theorized in The Soldier and the State that rather than make the military in the image of society (subjective control), both superior civilian control and military outcomes would result if the military was allowed its own sphere and culture, shaped by military requirements (objective control). Since 1963, the Canadian Armed Forces have argued for objective control, while political leadership and the country have largely paid lit…
The Chiefs of Staff Committee and Continental Air Defence, 1954–60
The place of the military in the development of defence policy has long been a problem to Canada’s central organization for defence. While the primacy of civilian politicians has never been in doubt, the organization of military input to decision-making has been revised several times and remains in question. In 1947, Defence Minister Brooke Claxton reorganized the Canadian central organization for defence by creating the Chiefs of Staff Committee…
Law (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Politics (6 works) · Public Administration (6 works) · Canadian Identity and History (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Military History and Strategy (4 works) · Political economy (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Bureaucracy (3 works)