Conscription and Democracy
The Mythology of Civil- Military Relations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2340719 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephan Pfaffenzeller (University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK,, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 481-504 |
| Publication date | 2010-04-01 |
| 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 | 10.1177/0095327x09351226 |
| OpenAlex | W2113251892 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 19 |
The assumption of a mutually conditional relationship between democracy and conscription is a persistent aspect of the debate on civil-military relations. This article discusses the relationship between conscription and democracy, in a general sense and with reference to the German case. Following a review of conventional motives for conscription, it proceeds to discuss the relationship between conscription and democracy in terms of empirical coincidence and as a means of subjective military control. Continued assertion of an innate democracy-conscription nexus is found to be at variance with the evidence while retaining some influence over the ongoing debate on conscription. The conflation of democratic citizenship with conscription is linked to tensions with individual liberty and equality before the law
Assertion · Civil–military relations · Conflation · Democracy · Epistemology · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Law · Military History and Strategy · Philosophy · War, Ethics, and Justification
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,69 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2025 (16) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |