| ID | 080873 |
| Title Proper | Security imaginary |
| Other Title Information | explaining military isomorphism |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Pretorius, Joelien |
| Publication | 2008. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article proposes the notion of a security imaginary as a heuristic tool for exploring military isomorphism (the phenomenon that weapons and military strategies begin to look the same across the world) at a time when the US model of defence transformation is being adopted by an increasing number of countries. Built on a critical constructivist foundation, the security-imaginary approach is contrasted with rationalist and neo-institutionalist ways of explaining military diffusion and emulation. Merging cultural and constructivist themes, the article offers a `strong cultural' argument to explain why a country would emulate a foreign military model and how this model is constituted in and comes to constitute a society's security imaginary |
| `In' analytical Note | Security Dialogue Vol. 39, No.1; Feb 2008: p99-120 |
| Journal Source | Security Dialogue Vol. 39, No.1; Feb 2008: p99-120 |
| Key Words | Military Isomorphism ; RMA ; Security Imaginary ; Critical Constructivism ; Cultural Imperialism |