Naslov
Convergence in Military Procurement Practice: Responses to Asymmetry

Autori
Lučev, Josip

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, neobjavljeni rad, znanstveni

Skup
IPSA RC 32 Conference: Developing policy in different cultural contexts: learning from study, learning from experience

Mjesto i datum
Dubrovnik, Hrvatska, 10.06.2011. - 12.06.2011

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
military procurement, convergence ; lesson drawing ; policy emulation ; FRES ; Stryker

Sažetak
A certain degree of mystification surrounds all military decisions, as if their very existence stands for violence and irrationality incomprehensible to a fully civilized mind, and only justifiable with the harsh realities of the world. And yet, the armed forces in a liberal democracy are under civilian control, as is their spending. Their constitution and equipment reflect the role in which they are envisioned as well as goals they are intended to achieve. Therefore, this article casts military spending policy as a rational and long-term process. Through large portions of the 20th century explaining military procurement would have been focused on explanations of competitive military build-ups. Quite contrary to this, the contemporary policy challenges and solutions are more often compatible than competitive, due to the fact that the major players do not intend to make war on each other. Instead, the environment in which war-making is conceivably to take place is shared ; an asymmetrical, low-intensity battlefield where once stood the threat of an all out war with an equal opponent. The intuitive approach to arming policy takes market structure and perceived security levels of countries into account. This article suggests that an improved perspective can sometimes be gained by using a policy convergence framework. In particular, the author examines acquisitions of lighter armored vehicles with a fighting role by NATO member countries in recent years. The similarities in procurement projects such as Stryker (USA) and FRES (Great Britain) are viewed utilizing concepts of convergence mechanisms such as lesson-drawing and policy emulation as compared to individual problem solving.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Politologija, Sigurnosne i obrambene znanosti

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