Managing Civil-Military Cooperation
Experiences from the Dutch Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2340574 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sebastiaan J H Rietjen (Netherlands Defense Academy), Sebastiaan Rietjen (0000-0003-0847-9020, Netherlands Defence Academy, corresponding author), Sebastiaan J H Rietjens (Netherlands Defense Academy,) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 173-207 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Armed Forces & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0095-327X • E-ISSN: 1556-0848 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0095327x06297601 |
| OpenAlex | W1996153252 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 10 |
From a management perspective, this article presents a process model to analyze cooperation between military and civilian actors in peace support operations. By means of multiple case study research, the article applies the model to eight partnerships between the Dutch Provincial Reconstruction Team and civilian actors (nongovernmental organizations, district governors, local constructors) in Baghlan, Afghanistan. These partnerships include explosives removal, power plant construction and police training courses. The article shows that civil-military cooperation processes follow six successive steps: decision to cooperate, partner selection, design, implementation, transfer of tasks and responsibilities, and evaluation. It is concluded that there is a lack of unambiguous and useful military guidelines regarding civil-military cooperation; the military are often unaware of other actors operating in the area and their programs, cooperation is frequently supply-based rather than demand-driven, and many military personnel involved in civil-military cooperation have little experience with and training in the subject
Operations research · Political science · Power (physics) · Process (computing) · Public relations · Selection (genetic algorithm) · Computer Science · Engineering · Information Technology Governance and Strategy · Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management · Peacebuilding and International Security · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,59 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2025 (17) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |