Commentary on
Military Institutions and Citizenship in Western Societies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11630288 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brenda L Moore (0000-0003-0756-9921, Department of Sociology and Criminology, College of Arts and Sciences, University at Buffalo, NY, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 532-545 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Armed Forces & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0095-327X • E-ISSN: 1556-0848 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0095327x241261297 |
| OpenAlex | W4399807514 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 19 |
This is a commentary on Morris Janowitz’s article, “Military Institutions and Citizenship in Western Societies,” published in February 1976, in Armed Forces & Society, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 185–204. In the article, Janowitz links sociopolitical changes to the rise and subsequent fall of mass popular Armies. Military service during the 19th century was an integral part of citizenship. However, in the 1960s, mass militaries based on compulsory service began to transform into smaller volunteer forces “with profound implications for social structure, political power, and nationalism.” In this article, I highlight Janowitz’s analysis of the rise and fall of the mass armed forces. I also discuss the three sets of factors Janowitz used in his analysis: (a) technological and organizational change, (b) a rise in small professional militaries that are unrepresentative of the larger society, and (c) ideological and normative change. I end with a brief discussion on how Morris Janowitz’s legacy helps to shape our understanding of civil–military events that have taken place over the last 50 years
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Citizenship and Social Class
National Service
The Military
Janowitz and Huntington—Better Together
Domestic Military Deployments in Response to Covid-19
Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy
From Institution to Occupation
Military Institutions and Citizenship in Western Societies
The Utility of Janowitz's Political Awareness in Officer Education
The Continuing Relevance of Morris Janowitz's The Professional Soldier for the Education of Officers
Decoding Morris Janowitz
Saving Samuel Huntington and the Need for Pragmatic Civil-Military Relations
Soldiers as Police Officers/ Police Officers as Soldiers
Theories of Democratic Civil-Military Relations
The Propensity of Junior Enlisted Personnel to Remain in Today's Military
The Convergence of Military and Civilian Occupational Structures Evidence from Studies of Military Retired Employment
The Garrison State
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |