Michael Desch
Biographic Data
| ID | 4134814 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Desch |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Desch |
| SIGNATURE | DESCH M |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 47 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Cult of the Irrelevant: The Waning Influence of Social Science on National Security
Cult of the Irrelevant: The Waning Influence of Social Science on National Security
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Technique Trumps Relevance: The Professionalization of Political Science and the Marginalization of Security Studies
I explain here the disconnect between our discipline's self-image as balancing rigor with relevance with the reality of how we actually conduct our scholarship most of the time. To do so, I account for variation in social scientists' willingness to engage in policy-relevant scholarship over time. My theory is that social science, at least as it has been practiced in the United States since the early twentieth century, has tried to balance two imp…
Minutes of the August 31, 2011, Council Meeting
A regular meeting of the American Political Science Association Council was held in Seattle, Washington, on August 31, 2011. The meeting called to order at 9:00 a.m. by President Pateman. President Pateman declared a quorum present
Gazette
welcomed everyone to Albuquerque and extended a special
Response to Davis
Michael C. Desch is Professor and Robert M. Gates Chair in Intelligence and National Security Decision-Making at The George Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University. He is also Editor-in-Chief of Security Studies. The author would like to thank his colleague Christopher Layne for advice on this response
Civil-Militarism: The Civilian Origins of the New American Militarism
Civilian Control of the Military: The Changing Security Environment
The end of the Cold War brought widespread optimism about the future of civil-military relations. With a declining need for military preparedness, it was thought, civilian authorities would be better able to exert control over military policies and decision making. But, argues Michael Desch in this thought-provoking volume, the truth is precisely the opposite. In wartime, civil authorities cannot help paying close attention to military matters. I…
Cult of the Irrelevant: The Waning Influence of Social Science on National Security
Technique Trumps Relevance: The Professionalization of Political Science and the Marginalization of Security Studies
I explain here the disconnect between our discipline's self-image as balancing rigor with relevance with the reality of how we actually conduct our scholarship most of the time. To do so, I account for variation in social scientists' willingness to engage in policy-relevant scholarship over time. My theory is that social science, at least as it has been practiced in the United States since the early twentieth century, has tried to balance two imp…
Civil-Militarism: The Civilian Origins of the New American Militarism
Civilian Control of the Military: The Changing Security Environment
The end of the Cold War brought widespread optimism about the future of civil-military relations. With a declining need for military preparedness, it was thought, civilian authorities would be better able to exert control over military policies and decision making. But, argues Michael Desch in this thought-provoking volume, the truth is precisely the opposite. In wartime, civil authorities cannot help paying close attention to military matters. I…
Response to Davis
Michael C. Desch is Professor and Robert M. Gates Chair in Intelligence and National Security Decision-Making at The George Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University. He is also Editor-in-Chief of Security Studies. The author would like to thank his colleague Christopher Layne for advice on this response
Civil-Militarism: The Civilian Origins of the New American Militarism
Gazette
welcomed everyone to Albuquerque and extended a special
Minutes of the August 31, 2011, Council Meeting
A regular meeting of the American Political Science Association Council was held in Seattle, Washington, on August 31, 2011. The meeting called to order at 9:00 a.m. by President Pateman. President Pateman declared a quorum present
Technique Trumps Relevance: The Professionalization of Political Science and the Marginalization of Security Studies
I explain here the disconnect between our discipline's self-image as balancing rigor with relevance with the reality of how we actually conduct our scholarship most of the time. To do so, I account for variation in social scientists' willingness to engage in policy-relevant scholarship over time. My theory is that social science, at least as it has been practiced in the United States since the early twentieth century, has tried to balance two imp…
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Cult of the Irrelevant: The Waning Influence of Social Science on National Security
Cult of the Irrelevant: The Waning Influence of Social Science on National Security
Computer Science (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Politics (3 works) · Public Administration (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Content (measure theory (2 works) · Cult (2 works) · Intelligence, Security, War Strategy (2 works)