Carrie A Lee
Biographic Data
| ID | 4187218 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Carrie A Lee |
| GIVEN NAMES | Carrie A |
| FAMILY NAME | Lee |
| SIGNATURE | LEE C A |
| AFFILIATIONS | United States Army War College |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7591-5780 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Civil-Military Relations and Democratic Backsliding
Introduction to the US Army War College Civil-Military Relations Center
The United States is experiencing an era characterized by civil-military tension and conflict. From the increasing politicization of the military, to declining public trust in the military and recruiting crisis, to the erosion of norms meant to protect civilian control, to a perceived lack of accountability within the profession; healthy civil-military relations in America today are under assault. In response, the US Army War College established …
The Military and Democratic Transition: Paradoxes of the Democratic Ethos
This article argues that existing attempts to define the democratic ethos fall short. The article examines different scholars’ definitions of the democratic ethos vis-a-vis the military, their positions on maintaining it, and the paradoxes inherent in these conceptions of the democratic ethos
The Military and the Election: Thinking through Retired Flag Officer Endorsements
This article tackles the prevalence of retired general and flag officer endorsements during political elections. The column reflects on the influence of these endorsements on public opinion, the need for further scholarship, and the potential effects of partisan endorsements on the next generation of military leaders
Race, Religion, and American Support for Humanitarian Intervention
Does public support for armed humanitarian intervention depend on the race and religion of those it seeks to save? Social identity theory predicts that people prefer helping strangers with whom they share an identity, but norms of paternalism and cosmopolitanism could moderate such favoritism. We test these propositions via survey experiments administered to a nationally representative sample of Americans that randomized the racial and religious …
Polarization, casualty sensitivity, and military operations: Evidence from a survey experiment
Use It or Lose It: The Political Economy of Counterinsurgency Strategy
Regular budget cycles and annual evaluations of bureaucratic funding have created a “use-it-or-lose-it” atmosphere in agencies throughout the American government, resulting in large expenditures in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year. We show that these spending patterns apply in a least likely case: junior officers in a war zone, and that indiscriminate fourth-quarter expenditures are correlated with increases in insurgent violence. Using reco…
Race, Religion, and American Support for Humanitarian Intervention
Does public support for armed humanitarian intervention depend on the race and religion of those it seeks to save? Social identity theory predicts that people prefer helping strangers with whom they share an identity, but norms of paternalism and cosmopolitanism could moderate such favoritism. We test these propositions via survey experiments administered to a nationally representative sample of Americans that randomized the racial and religious …
Use It or Lose It: The Political Economy of Counterinsurgency Strategy
Regular budget cycles and annual evaluations of bureaucratic funding have created a “use-it-or-lose-it” atmosphere in agencies throughout the American government, resulting in large expenditures in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year. We show that these spending patterns apply in a least likely case: junior officers in a war zone, and that indiscriminate fourth-quarter expenditures are correlated with increases in insurgent violence. Using reco…
Polarization, casualty sensitivity, and military operations: Evidence from a survey experiment
Race, Religion, and American Support for Humanitarian Intervention
Does public support for armed humanitarian intervention depend on the race and religion of those it seeks to save? Social identity theory predicts that people prefer helping strangers with whom they share an identity, but norms of paternalism and cosmopolitanism could moderate such favoritism. We test these propositions via survey experiments administered to a nationally representative sample of Americans that randomized the racial and religious …
Introduction to the US Army War College Civil-Military Relations Center
The United States is experiencing an era characterized by civil-military tension and conflict. From the increasing politicization of the military, to declining public trust in the military and recruiting crisis, to the erosion of norms meant to protect civilian control, to a perceived lack of accountability within the profession; healthy civil-military relations in America today are under assault. In response, the US Army War College established …
The Military and Democratic Transition: Paradoxes of the Democratic Ethos
This article argues that existing attempts to define the democratic ethos fall short. The article examines different scholars’ definitions of the democratic ethos vis-a-vis the military, their positions on maintaining it, and the paradoxes inherent in these conceptions of the democratic ethos
The Military and the Election: Thinking through Retired Flag Officer Endorsements
This article tackles the prevalence of retired general and flag officer endorsements during political elections. The column reflects on the influence of these endorsements on public opinion, the need for further scholarship, and the potential effects of partisan endorsements on the next generation of military leaders
Civil-Military Relations and Democratic Backsliding
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