Israel’s Civil-Military Relations and Security Sector Reform - Lessons for Conflict-Affected Societies

This book examines Israel's civil-military relations (CMR) in order to explore alternatives to orthodox Western models of security sector reform (SSR) in post-conflict societies.

List of contents

Introduction 1. The Theory and Practice of Security Sector Reform (SSR) and its Links with Civil-Military Relationships (CMR) 2. A Retrospective Analysis of Israeli CMR since Independence 3. Results of the Data Acquisition and the Subsequent Analysis 4. The Concept of a Civilian is Underdeveloped 5. The Military are the Power behind the Throne 6. The Conflict Has Driven Events 7. The Impact of Personality 8. Conclusions and Implications for SSR Annex A. Research Philosophy, Methodology and Methods Annex B. The Origins and Development of the CIPMIS Conceptual Framework Annex C. A Summary of the History of Pre-1948 Israeli CMR

About the author

Ian Westerman is a practitioner in the field of security and development related affairs, with 30 years' experience as an officer in the British Army, and has a PhD in the field of defence and security from Cranfield University, UK.

Product details

• Authors: Ian Westerman
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 27.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032589152
• ISBN: 978-1-032-58915-2
• No. of pages: 8
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Zeichnungen, schwarz-weiss, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Series: BESA Studies in International Security
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), HISTORY / Middle East / General, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, HISTORY / Middle East / Israel & Palestine, International Relations, Middle East, Defence strategy, planning & research, Regional Studies, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Regional / International studies, Military and defence strategy, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Theory of warfare and military science, Theory of warfare & military science