Dyson explains the convergence and divergence between British, French and German defence reforms in the post-Cold War era. He engages with cultural and realist theories and develops a neoclassical realist approach to change and stasis in defence policy, bringing new material to bear on the factors which have affected defence reforms. INDICE: - PART I: CONTEXT: THE CASE FOR CONVERGENCE - Europe's Partial andSelective Emulation of the US-led Revolution in Military Affairs - Convergence and Divergence in the Institutional Forums of Defence Policy: Functional Complementarity; Spatial and Temporal Differentiation - PART II: THEORISING AND TESTING DEFENCE POLICY CONVERGENCE - Competing Theoretical Frameworks: Realist and Cultural Approaches - PART III: TESTING CULTURAL AND REALIST APPROACHED: DEFENCE POLICIES BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL STRUCTURE AND EXECUTIVE AUTONOMY - France: Domestic Incentives and Timely Adaptation to Systemic Imperatives - Germany: Domestic Constraint and the Temporal Management of Reform - The United Kingdom High Executive Autonomy and Timely Adaptation to Systemic Imperatives - Conclusions: The Empirical and Theoretical Implications
- ISBN: 978-0-230-24623-2
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 352
- Fecha Publicación: 27/08/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés