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Book SynopsisThis book brings together prominent scholars from different disciplines in the field of civil-military relations in both Israel and abroad, and provides rare access in English to quality scholarship in this area.
Trade ReviewThis edited volume on significant security issues is in honor of the well-known and honored scholar Stuart Cohen, who has retired from Bar-Ilan University. This is a valuable and interesting volume. Talented and knowledgeable Israeli and foreign academics have contributed to this volume essays dealing with relevant issues in this field. The volume will be of real interest to politicians, security officials, and military persons, as well as to academic scholars and students. It is highly recommended. -- Gabriel Sheffer, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
In this excellent Festschrift in honor of Stuart A. Cohen, leading scholars of civil–military relations in Israel explore central problems in the political and social relations between the armed forces and society, especially the question of militarism—the extent to which Israel can be understood as an ‘army that has a state’ or whether civilian authority is in robust good health. The book shows that Israel can and should be located in a comparative framework from which those interested in cases other than Israel can benefit. More importantly, it shows that, in the political and sociological study of civil–military relations generally, Israeli scholars continue to contribute in a seminal fashion to the conceptual, theoretical, and empirical concerns of this field. Thus, Stuart Cohen’s influential work continues through the studies of a new generation of scholars. -- Christopher Dandeker, King's College London
Table of ContentsIntroduction Elisheva Rosman and Roni (Aharon) Kampinsky Chapter 1: Armed Forces and the Polity through the Prism of Power Ronald Krebs Chapter 2: Civil-Security Relations in Israel: Looking Through the Mirror Oren Barak Chapter 3: Who Controls the IDF? Between an “Over-Subordinate Army” and “a Military that has a State” Yagil Levy Chapter 4: The IDF Moving Towards a Professional Force: Hybrid Wars, Logics-of-Action, and an Incremental Military Eyal Ben-Ari, Yehudit Sher, and Arial Vainer Chapter 5: Constructing the Ideal Officer: Israeli Society and the IDF Officer School Tamir Libel Chapter 6: The Nature and Course of the Dialogue between the Civilian Sector and the Defense Establishment in Israel Regarding the Planning and Building of Military Installations and Bases Eliav Taub and Amiram Oren Chapter 7: Women Singing, Cadets Leaving: The Extreme Case Syndrome in Religion-Army Relationships Asher Cohen and Bernard Susser Chapter 8: Gender separation or Women’s exclusion: The Military as a Case Study Orna Sasson-Levy Chapter 9: Guardians and Guards: The Israeli Supreme Court’s Political Role in Matters of National Security Amichai Cohen Chapter 10: Intentional Ambiguity: Why Do Crises in Relationships between the Defense Minister and the Chief of Staff Reoccur Repeatedly? Yoram Peri Chapter 11: Swords, Scrolls, and Civilization of the Military: Stuart Cohen and His Work in Context Roni (Aharon) Kampinsky and Elisheva Rosman-Stollman Conclusion: Civil-Military Relations in Israel: Who Influences Whom? Reuven Gal
