Tomas Kucera (Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic)
This book describes to what extent and in what ways the military policies of Western European societies are determined by liberal ideology.
A wide variety of issues affected by liberal ideology, including conscription, conscientious objection, military mission, military ethics and the professional identity of soldiers are addressed in the book. The empirical analysis draws on the cases of the German Bundeswehr (from the 1950s onwards), the Swedish Armed Forces (the transformation after the end of the Cold War), and the British Armed Forces (from the beginning of the 20th century...
This book describes to what extent and in what ways the military policies of Western European societies are determined by liberal ideology.