Self-Interest Well Understood”
The Origins & Lessons of Public Confidence in the Military
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9684672 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew A Hill (United States Army War College, corresponding author), Leonard Wong (United States Army War College), Stephen J Gerras (United States Army Medical Command) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 142 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 49-64 |
| Publication date | 2013-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Daedalus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0011-5266 • E-ISSN: 1548-6192 |
| Publisher | MIT Press - Journals (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1162/daed_a_00203 |
| OpenAlex | W2047791872 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
In recent decades, the U.S. military has enjoyed high levels of public confidence. We argue that the rise (and sustainment) of public confidence in the military reflects two phenomena. First, the public has a high regard for the military and its mission, arising from a shift to a professional (nonconscript) force that is perceived to be competent, fair, and accountable. Second, the public has little fear of military abuses in the domestic arena, owing chiefly to the reduced domestic presence of the military in the post – World War II era, with less emphasis on the physical defense of the homeland; and to the military's careful cultivation of an apolitical culture since Vietnam. We conclude with a brief discussion of the military's efforts to develop and encourage public-mindedness among its members, and the challenges to replicating the military approach in other institutional settings
Homeland · Military medical ethics · Military operations other than war · Military personnel · Military science · Military sociology · Military theory · Military threat · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Revolution in Military Affairs · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies · Law · Military and Defense Studies · Military History and Strategy · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |