Seppo From Guilt to Responsibility and Beyond

The Evolution of German Strategic Culture after the End of the Cold War
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-8305-4231-5
Verlag: Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Deutsch, Englisch, Band Band 22, 378 Seiten, E-Book-Text, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 227 mm

Reihe: Sozialwissenschaftliche Studien des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr

From Guilt to Responsibility and Beyond tackles the ever-controversial topic of German security and defence policy from the perspective of strategic culture. In particular, it describes the way in which German strategic culture – the ways of thinking and acting in terms of peace and war – has gradually changed after the end of the Cold War. The book delivers a comprehensive picture of the evolution of German strategic culture from the end of the Second World War to present times with a focus on Post-Cold War events. It also discusses hitherto unexplored ways and methods of how to study continuity and change in strategic culture e.g. through counterfactual thought experiments. The book offers a novel scientific-philosophical take on strategic culture based on Critical Realism and concludes that a combination of present and past experiences of warfare is one of the key generative mechanisms in facilitating strategic cultural change.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Seppo, Antti

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Außenpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Ost-West Beziehungen

Über Autor(innen)

Antti Seppo, born 1978, studied political science and holds a PhD. in International Relations from the University of Helsinki. Between 2018 and 2020, he was a visiting scholar at the Center of Military History and Social Sciences, Potsdam. His research focuses on German and European security and defence policy, and strategic culture.