Public Control of Armed Forces in the Russian Federation

The volume deals with the fundamentals of the contemporary relations between civic actors and state power structures. The main focus lies on public control of armed forces and the question of why civilians should have a vigilant eye on the military institution as well as the civilian authority that legitimizes the use of force. Based on the example of conscription and recruitment as an intersection between the military and society, this study engages in an analysis of institutional change in the politico-military field in post-Soviet Russia. Taking a critical stance on conventional military sociology, the book shifts the focus away from the exclusive power relationship between political and military elites in the context of national security. Instead, it takes into consideration human and societal security, i.e. the needs and demands of individuals and groups at the grassroots level, affected by the military and the prevailing security situation in Russia. The book addresses readers with an interest in civil-military relations, contemporary Russian affairs, and social movement theories.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Looking at the Bigger Picture.- Chapter 3: Different Understandings of Civilian Control.- Chapter 4: Revising the Framework for Civilian Control.- Chapter 5: Institutionalised forms of Civilian Control.- Chapter 6: Heterogenous landscape of grassroots initiatives.- Chapter 7: Public Control of Armed Forces as Social Practice.- Chapter 8: Tracing the Impact of Civic Activism on Military Legislation (AGS Law).- Chapter 9: Conclusion.

About the author

Nadja Douglasis Researcher at the Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS), Germany. She holds a Master's degree in International Relations from Sciences Po Paris and a PhD from Humboldt University Berlin. Previously, she worked as a policy advisor at the German Bundestag and the OSCE. Her research focuses on peace and conflict, human rights and the politico-military dimension of the OSCE.

Summary

Analyzes the importance of human and societal security in Russia
Takes a critical stance on the classical perspective of military sociology and shifts the focus away from the exclusive power relationship between political and military elites
Explores how grassroots organizations perform in their natural settings and how they engage in daily routines and practices of public control

Product details

• Authors: Nadja Douglas
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2018
• EAN: 9783319859033
• ISBN: 978-3-31-985903-3
• No. of pages: 361
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 210 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 501 g
• Illustrations: XXI, 361 p. 9 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Öffentliche Verwaltung, Europa, B, Russia, Political Science, International Relations, Political Theory, Politics & government, Political science & theory, Political Science and International Studies, Public Administration, Public Policy, International Security Studies, Security, International, Politics and war, Military and Defence Studies, Europe, Eastern—History, History of specific lands, Russian, Soviet, and East European History, Russia—History, Russian and Post-Soviet Politics, Russia—Politics and government, History of other geographical groupings and regions