A Military Ethic for New Missions

Traditionally, the military is associated with obedience, rule compliance and limited discretion on the part of its personnel. This contribution shows that this imagery has been superseded and argues that changes in mission outlook and the partial shift towards police-like work necessitates a revaluation of military discretionary autonomy. In addition, it explores the moral implications of this constabularization of the military and discusses how the moral demands police officers face as street-level bureaucrats might apply to military settings. By comparing the military profession with police officers’ discretion and the moral character of their work, this chapter aims to provide a particular perspective on what it might mean to be a contemporary soldier.

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Forging Civil–Military Cooperation: Domestic and International Laboratories of CIMIC Knowledge and Practice

Daniel

Wittichová

2020

Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding

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A Military Ethic for New Missions

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Soldiers as Street-Level Bureaucrats? Military Discretionary Autonomy and Moral Professionalism in a Police Perspective

Forging Civil–Military Cooperation: Domestic and International Laboratories of CIMIC Knowledge and Practice

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