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2. 1. Operational Military Violence : A Cartography of Bureaucratic Minds and Practices

   Author : Anders Malm; Marie Demker; Dan Öberg; Annika Bergman-Rosamond; Försvarshögskolan; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; military violence; bureaucratisation; operational level; targeting; military masculinity; Krigsvetenskap; Krigsvetenskap; military violence; bureaucratisation; operational level; targeting; military masculinity;

   Abstract : Western use of military violence is becoming increasingly centralised, partly through the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (or more commonly referred to as “drones” in the literature). Drone technology allows control and command of military operations to be put under one roof, and as military organisations traditionally have a close dependence on technological developments, procedures and regulations for centralised command and control have developed in close concert with advances in drone technology. READ MORE

4. 2. Military Operations Planning and Methodology : Thoughts on military problem-solving

   Author : Robert Erdeniz; Till Grüne-Yanoff; Harald Høiback; KTH; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Military operations planning; methodology; problem solving; military decision-making; approaches to Operational Art; planning heuristics; AJP 5; COPD.; Filosofi; Philosophy;

   Abstract : This thesis discusses military operations planning and methodology by reviewing two of NATO’s planning documents, i.e. the ‘Allied Joint Doctrine for Operational-Level Planning’ (AJP 5) and the ‘Comprehensive Operations Planning Directive’ (COPD), and defends the following claim. READ MORE

5. 3. Military intelligence analysis : institutional influence

   Author : Martin Bang; Juha-Matti Lehtonen; Gunnar Hult; Martin Norsell; Philip Davies; Försvarshögskolan; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; intelligence analysis; military intelligence; institutions and threat assessments; Försvarssystem; Military Technology;

   Abstract : Intelligence is vital for the outcome of battles. As long as humans wage war, there will be a need for decision support to military and civilian leaders regarding adversaries or potential adversaries. However, the production of intelligence is neither easy nor without pitfalls. READ MORE

6. 4. Governing the Military : Professional Autonomy in the Chinese People's Liberation Army

   Author : Sofia Knöchel Ledberg; Maria Heimer; Bo Bengtsson; Shirin Ahlbäck Öberg; Carl Dahlström; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; professionalism; political control; civil-military relations; public administration; China; cadre administration; People s Liberation Army; Chinese Communist Party; professional autonomy; Statskunskap; Political Science;

   Abstract : The reform process that has been underway in China the past 30 years has affected most parts of Chinese society. In regard to core branches of the civilian state administration, public administration research provides evidence of far-reaching decentralization, marketization, and a relaxation of direct political control within many policy areas. READ MORE

7. 5. Military technology and US-Japan security relations : A study of three cases of military R&D collaboration, 1983-1998

   Author : Masako Ikegami-Andersson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Peace and conflict research; Military technology; Military R D; US-Japan Relations; US-Japan securitycooperation; Science; technology and society ST S ; SDI; FS-X; TMD; Freds- och konfliktforskning; Peace and conflict research; Freds- och konfliktforskning; Peace and Conflict Research; freds- och konfliktforskning;

   Abstract : Since the end of the Cold War, the same clear threats do not exist, and the reduction of military spending has become a world-wide trend in the 1990s. Military technology, which used to be perceived as a crucial national security concern, is now subject to severe financial constraints and more strict assessment. READ MORE