Military, State, and Society in Israel: Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives

Abstract

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Military, State and Society in Israel: An Introductory Essay -- Part 1: Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives -- 1. Western-Type Civil-Military Relations Revisited -- 2. From Wars of Independence to Democratic Peace: Comparing the Cases of Israel and the United States -- Part 2: The Politics of Civil-Military Relations -- 3. Civil-Military Relations in Israel in Crisis -- 4. From Military Role-Expansion to Difficulties in Peace-Making: The Israel Defense Forces 50 Years On -- 5. Dimensions of Tension between Religion and Military Service in Contemporary Israel -- Part 3: The State and War-Making-Creating Citizens, Soldiers and Men and Women -- 6. Paradoxes of Women's Service in the Israel Defense Forces -- 7. Tests of Soldierhood, Trials of Manhood: Military Service and Male Ideals in Israel -- 8. The Meaning of War Through Veterans' Eyes: A Phenomenological Analysis of Life Stories -- 9. Citizenship Regime, Identity and Peace Protest in Israel -- Part 4: The Notion of "National Security"-Institutions and Concepts -- 10. The Link between the Government and the IDF During Israel's First 50 Years: The Shifting Role of the Defense Minister -- 11. A New Concept of National Security Applied on Israel -- Part 5: The Armed Forces as Organization-Continuity and Change -- 12. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF): A Conservative or an Adaptive Organization? -- 13. Organizational Complexity, Trust and Deceit in the Israeli Air Force -- Epilogue: Uniqueness and Normalization in Military-Government Relations in Israel -- Contributors -- Name Index -- Subject Index