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Military Contractors in a Post-heroic Society: Organizational Adaptation and Military Autonomy

verfasst von : Christopher Kinsey, Eyal Ben-Ari

Erschienen in: Military Heroism in a Post-Heroic Era

Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland

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This chapter examines the reasons behind the widespread utilization of military contractors. To address this question, the paper develops the contentious of previous scholarly work to argue that the extended use of military contractors is an adaptive measure undertaken by key decision-makers such as politicians and senior bureaucrats, and that it is centered on assuring continued support for themselves and higher-ranking commanders, thus in turn assuring the continued legitimacy and institutional autonomy of the armed forces. In other words, to guarantee continued political, financial, and social support for themselves, politicians and the armed forces use military contractors to help innovate and adjust to changing global and national circumstances and the challenges of emerging forms of warfare to maintain their institutional autonomy.

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Titel: Military Contractors in a Post-heroic Society: Organizational Adaptation and Military Autonomy
verfasst von: Christopher Kinsey
Eyal Ben-Ari
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland
Buch: Military Heroism in a Post-Heroic Era
Print ISBN: 978-3-031-51555-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-031-51556-9

Copyright-Jahr: 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-51556-9_15