Democratisation of Defence Policies and Systems in Slovenia and Montenegro
Developmental and Comparative Aspects
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12940226 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Iztok Prezelj (0000-0003-2725-7298, corresponding author), Olivera Injac, Anja Kolak (0009-0006-5311-6113) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 713-741 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Politics in Central Europe (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1801-3422 • E-ISSN: 2787-9038 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.2478/pce-2020-0032 |
| OpenAlex | W3118970840 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 18 |
The democratisation of national defence policies and systems plays a vital role in making any country more democratic. The democratic transition of this sector in Slovenia and Montenegro has experienced a challenging reform process and it is now time for reflection. This paper aims to identify the main characteristics and issues of the democratisation process in the field of national defence in both countries and, by comparing them, to look for key similarities and differences. The paper argues and confirms that the Slovenian and Montenegrin national defence and security systems were initially faced with serious post-socialist democratic deficits, but gradual democratisation then brought drastic improvements to the quality of their democracy. The process of joining NATO and the change from a military threat perception to a non-military threat perception created space for many reforms. Greatest steps forward in democratisation in both countries entailed nominating civilian defence ministers, having a reasonable number of civilian defence experts involved in the military business, establishing working parliamentary monitoring committees, reducing defence budgets and reallocating funding to other sectors. Progress was also observed in reducing the total number of soldiers, establishing a fully professional armed force, assuring that women in the armed forces were properly represented and increasing the deployment of soldiers to foreign stabilisation operations in a sign of becoming security providers
Democracy · Democratization · Foreign policy · Montenegro · National security · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Security Sector Reform · Sociology · Software deployment · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies · Engineering · European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies · Law · Military History and Strategy · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |