1. Military Doctrine and Political Participation: Toward a Sociology of Strategy
- Author:
- Yagil Levy
- Publication Date:
- 01-1996
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Center for Studies of Social Change
- Abstract:
- Wars produce contrasting effects on the state's status in the domestic arena: they bolster its internal control but, at the same time, create opportunities for collective action of which domestic groups can take advantage and weaken state autonomy. As the case of Israel suggests, within the confines of geo-political constraints, states modify their military doctrine to balance the two contradictory impacts. The main purpose of the paper is to lay the foundation for a Sociology of Strategy by drawing on the case of Israel.
- Topic:
- Defense Policy, Government, and Politics
- Political Geography:
- Middle East and Israel