| ID | 119058 |
| Title Proper | Bad, the good, and the ugly |
| Other Title Information | the curvilinear effects of civil-military conflict on international crisis outcome |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Murdie, Amanda |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Does civil-military conflict harm military effectiveness? Most previous empirical literature on the effects of civil-military conflict has utilized dichotomous indicators of the presence or absence of overall civilian control. However, the extant theoretical literature is clear that mid-levels of civil-military conflict could be good for innovation and overall decision making. In line with these arguments, the author argues that we should not expect all civil-military conflict to harm military effectiveness and, by extension, international crisis bargaining outcome. Instead, some civil-military conflict should have a positive effect on the overall success of the military. Utilizing new events data that captures the level of civil-military conflict cross nationally from 1990 to 2004, the author examines how civil-military conflict actually has an inverse U-shaped relationship with crisis success. This project also adds to the theoretical literature by examining variations across different degrees of civil-military conflicts, drawing attention to the usefulness of mid-range civil-military "friction." |
| `In' analytical Note | Armed Forces and Society Vol. 39, No.2; Apr 2013: p.233-254 |
| Journal Source | Armed Forces and Society Vol. 39, No.2; Apr 2013: p.233-254 |
| Key Words | Civil - Military Relations ; Civil - Military Conflict ; Crisis Outcomes ; Events Data ; Civil – Military Relations ; Civil – Military Conflict |