Our Army : Soldiers, Politics, and American Civil-Military Relations /

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"Conventional wisdom holds that the American military is overwhelmingly conservative and Republican, and extremely political. Our Army paints a more complex picture, demonstrating that while army officers are likely to be more conservative, rank-and-file soldiers hold political views that mirro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dempsey, Jason K., 1972-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Politik
Gesellschaft
Militär
Soldiers > Political activity.
Soldiers > Attitudes.
Civil-military relations.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Parties.
Relations pouvoir civil-pouvoir militaire > États-Unis.
Soldiers > Political activity > United States.
Soldiers > United States > Attitudes.
Civil-military relations > United States.
USA.
United States.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Soliders and politics
  • An overview of Army demographics
  • Social and political attitudes
  • Conservatism
  • Party affiliation in the Army
  • Political participation
  • The Army's next generation
  • Army attitudes in 2004 and beyond
  • The way forward
  • Update: the 2008 election
  • Appendixes. A. Citizenship and service: a 2004 survey of Army personnel
  • B. The 2004 cadet preelection survey
  • C. Comparison surveys
  • D. The virtual Army and virtual officer corps
  • E. Rules governing political participation of members of the Army
  • F. Adjutant General's absentee voting message.

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