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About Face: A Perspective On Civilian Military Relations Through The Lens Of The Principal-Agent Theory, Randall Swain
About Face: A Perspective On Civilian Military Relations Through The Lens Of The Principal-Agent Theory, Randall Swain
Ralph Bunche Journal of Public Affairs
- 55 - About Face: A Perspective of Civil-Military Relations through the Lens of Principal-Agent Theory Randall D. Swain Eastern Kentucky University This essay uses the principal-agent theory to offer a framework for explaining shirking tendencies by the U.S. military in civil-military relations. Through the lens of the framework presented here, the principal-agent theory explains why shirking tendencies by the U.S. military is more likely to occur when a Republican occupies the White House, than when it is occupied by a Democrat. Besides providing a framework for conceptualizing civil-military relations, the importance of this work lies in the manner in …
Trends. Why Iraq Is Winning, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Why Iraq Is Winning, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses the contrast between military performance and war narrative in the context of the United States-led military intervention in Iraq in the era of Saddam Hussein.
Thinking About Thinking In An Era Of Globalization: Implications For International Security, Ibpp Editor
Thinking About Thinking In An Era Of Globalization: Implications For International Security, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article identifies and critiques hypotheses concerning the impact of globalization on thinking and suggests consequences of thinking (reason, logic) as an epistemological tool of international security.
Trends. Biopolitics And Anthrax: A United States Fiasco?, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Biopolitics And Anthrax: A United States Fiasco?, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article discusses the biopolitical issues involved with the mass inoculation of United States military forces against anthrax.
Trends. Globalization: Good News For The Militarily, Environmentally, And Economically Challenged, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Globalization: Good News For The Militarily, Environmentally, And Economically Challenged, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
With globalization comes increasing interdependence. With this interdependence comes increasing military, environmental, and economic threats from the weak.
Trends. Iraq: To Bomb Or Not To Bomb?, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Iraq: To Bomb Or Not To Bomb?, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author continues the analysis against initiating an "air war" employing bombs and missiles against Iraq as a punishment for violating United Nations directives.