Civil Authority versus Military

Civil-military Relations1

Who will guard the guardians? Political scientists since Plato have sought to answer this, the central question of the civil-military relations subfield. Although civil-military relations is a very broad subject, encompassing the entire range of relationships between the military and civilian society at every level, the field largely focuses on the control or direction of the military by the hi...

Authority versus Persuasion

This paper studies a principal’s trade-off between using persuasion versus using interpersonal authority to get the agent to ‘do the right thing’ from the principal’s perspective (when the principal and agent openly disagree on the right course of action). It shows that persuasion and authority are complements at low levels of effectiveness but substitutes at high levels. Furthermore, the princ...

Spinal disabilities in military and civil aviators.

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to analyze the nature and cause of spinal disabilities among military and civil aircrew in India. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Studies suggest that military aircrew may be more prone than nonaviators to develop spinal disabilities. An in-depth analysis of such disabilities can enable policy makers to develop data-driven preventive health programs. Extensi...

Civil–Military Integration Efforts in China

The Study of Innovation and Technology in China (SITC) is a project of the University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation. SITC Policy Briefs provide analysis and recommendations based on the work of project participants. Author's views are their own. Summary O ver the past two decades, the relationship between China's civilian and military industrial sectors has been und...

'Non-Epidemic Typhus' Fever in the Civil Population of Bangalore (Civil and Military Station)