This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar. Agency, oversight, and civilmilitary relations new ed by feaver, peter d isbn. Civilian control of nuclear weapons in the united states cornell university press, 1992. Plattner, civilmilitary relations and democracy, the johns hopkins. To make informed decisions that affect national security, the president and his civilian staff should apply philosophy and the principles of mission command to have shared understanding and trust with the military. Feaver harvard university press cambridge, ma wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. Agency, oversight and civilmilitary relations, harvard university press, england, 2003, larry diamond and marc f. In this book, peter feaver proposes an ambitious new theory that treats civil military relations as a principalagent relationship, with the civilian executive. Feaver has emerged as a clear and articulate leader who is pushing the theory of civilmilitary relations in new directions. Peter feavers armed servants 2003 is a deep examination of civilmilitary relations from the cold war through 2000. This monograph examines the six principles of mission command that have the potential to influence the relationship between civilian and military stakeholders. The agency did not process a lumpsum payment for the claimants accumulated annual leave because it believed it was in compliance with u. Using a principalagent theoretical framework, feaver demonstrates how civilians principals can overcome the vexing moral hazard of losing some control once they delegate defense and security tasks.
Agency, oversight, and civilmilitary relations harvard press, 2003 and guarding the guardians. In this book, feaver proposes an ambitious new theory that treats civilmilitary relations as a principalagent relationship, with the civilian executive monitoring the actions of military agents, the armed servants of. Towards a new conceptualization of democratization and. Civilmilitary relations and the iraq surge decision. An agency theory view of the military advisor dtic. Presidents, advisers, and information in group decision making volume 71 supplement elizabeth n. Agency, oversight, and civilmilitary relations cambridge, ma. In armed servants, peter feaver, challenges samuel huntingtons civilmilitary relations theory with his agent theory, which is based on a principleagent relationship. As feaver states, the theoretical literature has progressed little since samuel huntington introduced his classic model of us civilmilitary relations more than four decades ago.
More recently, we have seen the emergence of an impressive new theory, agency theory, which has been developed by peter d. Party preferences and legislative oversight of the military in canada, west european. Agency, oversight, and civilmilitary relations, political. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading armed servants. Agency, oversight, and civilmilitary relations cambridge ma. Agency, oversight, and civilmilitary relations isbn 0674017617 civilian control of the military. For example, we can think of the mismanagement of military procurement. As such, this study conveys the necessity of new civilmilitary relations in africa and calls not just for civilian control of the military but rather a democratic oversight of the security forces. Hybrid warfare and civilmilitary relations by jeanchristophe boucher december 2017 page 3 hybrid warfare and civilmilitary relations relations are suboptimal when military officers have too much autonomy and disproportionately shape defence policy. Civilmilitary relations civmil or cmr describes the relationship between civil society as a whole and its civil authority and the military organization or organizations established to protect it.
Agency, oversight, and civilmilitary relations cambridge, mass harvard university press, 2003. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He is director of the duke program in american grand strategy. The role of the military in fostering constitutionalism. Peter feaver how do civilians control the military. Agency, oversight, and civilmilitary relations harvard press, 2003 and of guarding the guardians.
Agency, oversight and civilmilitary relations kindle edition by feaver, peter d download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Furthermore, most research on middle eastern security focuses on the armed forces themselves rather than. Agency, oversight, and civilmilitary relations peter d. Armed servants my searches 0 my cart added to cart check out. The clinton and bush years have raised big questions about civilmilitary relations, in particular how political leaders can best control military professionals. It is not surprising, but still welcome, that the issue has generated a substantial academic response. Tackling a topic that is as timeless as the federalist papers and as timely as tomorrows headlines, four guardians is a meaningful contribution to the evolution of civilmilitary relations theory.
Peter douglas feaver department of political science. More narrowly, it describes the relationship between the civil. The ones marked may be different from the article in the profile. Agency, oversight, and civilmilitary relations, feaver uses agency theory to. Feaver of duke university, and which is comprehensively laid out in his recent book armed servants. For more on huntingtons contribution see peter feaver, armed servants. Progress, problems, and prospects isbn 0520242386 my copy of this is currently en route via surface mail, iirc it probably has something to add on.
Why best military advice is bad for the militaryand. According to agency theory, the current friction in american civilmilitary relations reflects the conflict associated with intrusive monitoring by civilians coupled with military shirking. A comparative study of ethiopia, turkey, and the usa. Peter feaver greatly advanced the study of civilmilitary strategic interaction in armed servants. Agency, oversight, and civilmilitary relations find, read and. This article introduces the agency model, a simple gametheoretic understanding of civilmilitary relations. American civilmilitary relations and the use of force. To huntington civmil relations are based on the need for the functional imperative the need for a strong military to ensure security and the societal imperativethe need to. Agency theory must now be accounted for in civilmilitary relations, thanks to feaver. The changing security environment isbn 0801860598 modernizing chinas military. Cmr incorporates a diverse, often normative field, which moves within and across management, social science and policy scales. In this book, peter feaver proposes an ambitious new theory that treats civilmilitary relations as a principalagent relationship, with the civilian executive monitoring the actions of military agents, the armed servants.
Armed servants agency, oversight, and civilmilitary relations h a rva r d u n i v e r s i t y p r e s s cambridge, massachusetts, and london, england 2003 contents preface vii 1 introduction 2 huntingtons cold war puzzle 3 the informal agency theory 4 a formal agency model of civilmilitary relations 96 5 an agency theory solution to the. Armed servants agency, oversight, and civilmilitary relations. Policy at the speed of relevance, considered broadly in the context of domestic and international politics, provides a sketch of the vast challenges we face. Policy at the speed of relevance requires relevance. The agency believes that the claimant did not meet either of the requirements of 5 u. Principles of mission command applied to civil military. An agency theory explanation of the souring of american civilmilitary relations.
Feaver has written one of the best books on civilmilitary relations in several years armed servants was largely completed before september 11th and published before the second gulf war, but its implications for both are clear. Agency, oversight, and civilmilitary relations feaver 2003. Agency, oversight and civilmilitary relations, harvard. Agency, oversight, and civilmilitary relations, political scientist peter feaver proposes a theory of civilmilitary relations based on principalagent theory called agency theory which defines civilmilitary relations as the daytoday strategic interaction between civilian leaders and the military. A military political history, 19181941 soviet russian military experience series. Feaver is a professor of political science and public policy at duke university and has written extensively on civil military relations. In the wake of september 11, the renewed presence of national security in everyday life has made this question all the more pressing.
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