Impediments to Reform in European Post-Communist Defense Institutions
Addressing the Conceptual Divide
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12432160 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas-Durell Young (Naval Postgraduate School), Thomas‐Durell Young (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 161-174 |
| Publication date | 2016-10-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Problems of Post-Communism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1075-8216 • E-ISSN: 1557-783X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10758216.2016.1220256 |
| OpenAlex | W2539101179 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This article argues two key points. First, that Western democratic and communist defense and military concepts are antithetical and includes an explanation of why this is the case. Second, evidence is provided to demonstrate that legacy concepts are very much both actively and passively evident in European post-communist defense institutions. Consequently, it is argued that absent systematic efforts to expose and challenges the legitimacy of existing legacy concepts (and their accompanying assumptions and institutional logic), these institutions will continue to exist at best in a state of conceptual incoherence, and at worse as zombie organizations; not dead, but certainly lacking any manifestations of life
Communism · Political science · Politics · Post communist · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies · Law · Military and Defense Studies · Public Administration
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |