Foreword
The Evolving Boundaries of Defence: An Assessment of Recent Shifts in Defence Activities
ISBN: 978-1-78350-974-4, eISBN: 978-1-78350-965-2
ISSN: 1572-8323
Publication date: 14 August 2014
Citation
(2014), "Foreword", The Evolving Boundaries of Defence: An Assessment of Recent Shifts in Defence Activities (Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development, Vol. 23), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. xi-xii. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1572-832320140000023025
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2014 by Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Military spending and defense spending are not synonymous. They do not necessarily increase security. The relationship of military spending and economic development has been researched for more than thirty years. No definitive conclusion has been reached. Due to the end of cold war and onset of globalization, the role of military has changed drastically. The world is in a post-interventionist era and sanctions and diplomacy are replacing military intervention. Technology has also changed traditional role of military. Economic conversion from military to civil production is a matter of great importance, particularly in Russia and Eastern Europe. Military contract and its multiplier impact are also becoming more crucial for the regional economy and employment.
During the cold war, a significant portion of economic resources used to be devoted to military spending. After the cold war is over, it was thought there will be some Peace Dividend. That did not take place. Military expenditure increased steadily in the beginning of this century primarily due to the global war on terrorism. Peace time spending was about the same to that of cold war times. Another characteristic of military spending is its spatial character, that is, how defense expenditure is spread over geographical space and is inter-regionally connected. Defense is also based on the cooperation of different countries like NATO. The nature of deployment of military units depends on this coalition. Dichotomy between defense and non-defense matters is fast disappearing. The cost of defense will increase substantially in the future due to the nature of the weapon system.
In sociological literature, there are a number of studies about military and civilian culture, including some cross-cultural research about the civil and military societies. Human resources involving such factors as gender have also changed this situation particularly due to the abolition of draft. Military is a top-down organization. It is more centralized and formalized. Sociologists predict a gap between organizational culture of military and civilian societies. The gap between US military and civilian society is growing very fast. The leadership in military is skeptical about the civilian leadership. Its hostility toward media, more trust, and confidence on civilians rather than government institutions is well known.
This volume includes all these aspects in the contributions from well-respected scholars mostly from Europe.
Manas Chatterji
Binghamton University, NY, US
Series Editor
- The Evolving Boundaries of Defence: An assessment of Recent Shifts in Defence Activities
- Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development
- The Evolving Boundaries of Defence: An Assessment of Recent Shifts in Defence Activities
- Copyright Page
- List of Contributors
- Foreword
- Introduction
- What Realms for Defence Economics?
- Public-Private Partnerships and the Transformation of Defence Investment
- The Economic and Spatial Sides of Defence Support
- For a General Concept of Economic and Human Security
- Defence Restructuring and Local Policies. The Case of Taranto, a Military Port on the Mediterranean Sea
- The Local Footprint of Defence Industry: The Natural Experience of Brest
- Looking at Military Landscapes: Definitions and Approaches
- The Impact of Military Service on Future Labor-Market Outcomes
- Regional Representation in the U.S. Military
- Women and Conflicts, the Adaptation of UN 1325 Resolution in the European Union
- Defence Expenditures: Theory and Empirics
- Defence Firms beyond National Borders: Internationalisation or Multi-Domestic Approach?
- Defence Offsets: Regulation and Impact on the Integration of the European Defence Equipment Market ☆ The views expressed in this chapter are those of the author alone and not necessarily of the European Commission.
- Conclusion