Bargaining with the military: how presidents manage the political costs of civilian control/
PAYNE Andrew
Bargaining with the military: how presidents manage the political costs of civilian control/ Andrew Payne - 2023
In an era of increased politicization of the military, there are powerful disincentives for commanders-in-chief to challenge the preferences of the senior military leadership. Even though presidents may have the constitutional "right to be wrong," they require considerable political capital to test that proposition. Dominant normative theories of civil-military relations focus on ideal-type scenarios that do not reflect the messy, inherently political character of elite decision-making.
MILITARY
CIVILIAN CONTROL
DECISION MAKING
Bargaining with the military: how presidents manage the political costs of civilian control/ Andrew Payne - 2023
In an era of increased politicization of the military, there are powerful disincentives for commanders-in-chief to challenge the preferences of the senior military leadership. Even though presidents may have the constitutional "right to be wrong," they require considerable political capital to test that proposition. Dominant normative theories of civil-military relations focus on ideal-type scenarios that do not reflect the messy, inherently political character of elite decision-making.
MILITARY
CIVILIAN CONTROL
DECISION MAKING