| ID | 145861 |
| Title Proper | New sources of military change – armed forces as normal organizations |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Norheim-Martinsen, Per M |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The literature on how European states have adapted to the post-cold war security environment ffocuses invariably on different understandings of military transformation, a process which is seen as inherently different from other forms of organizational change. However, as this paper argues, new management practices, going back to the introduction of so-called New Public Management (NPM) reforms throughout Europe in the 1980s, have eventually penetrated also the last bastion of the old state – the defense sector. Taking a critical approach to the idea of military transformation and existing theories of military change, the paper demonstrates how other international developments have pushed towards what may be seen as a “normalization” of Europe’s defense sectors. This has important implications for how we approach and understand change in contemporary defense organizations. |
| `In' analytical Note | Defence Studies Vol. 16, No.3; Sep 2016: p.312-326 |
| Journal Source | Defence Studies Vol: 16 No 3 |
| Key Words | Transformation ; Innovation ; Defense Reform ; New Public Management ; Military Change |