The legitimacy of the military, private military and security companies, and just war theory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6260445 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Pattison (0000-0002-6938-2321, University of Manchester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 131-154 |
| Publication date | 2012-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Political Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1474-8851 • E-ISSN: 1741-2730 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1474885111425119 |
| OpenAlex | W2007848487 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 14 |
The legitimacy of the military is frequently overlooked in standard accounts of jus ad bellum. Accordingly, this paper considers how the military should be organized. It proposes a normative conception of legitimacy – the ‘Moderate Instrumentalist Approach’ – that outlines the qualities that a military should possess. It then assesses the three leading ways of organizing the military according to this approach: the use of private military and security companies (PMSCs), a conscripted force and the all-volunteer force (AVF). The paper argues that the AVF, despite some notable problems, is the most legitimate way of organizing the military
Epistemology · Instrumentalism · Law and economics · Legitimacy · Military medical ethics · Military operations other than war · Military science · Military sociology · Military terminology · Military theory · Military threat · Normative · Political science · Politics · Revolution in Military Affairs · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Military and Defense Studies · Philosophy · War, Ethics, and Justification
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2024 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |