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Military Professionalization

Military Professionalization is a theoretical construct within the field of security studies that denotes the systematic development of a military institution’s adherence to institutionalized norms, specialized expertise, hierarchical discipline, and ethical conduct in service of civilian authority, thereby distinguishing it from paramilitary or politicized armed formations.

338

Publications

14.5K

Citations

472

Authors

208

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

56

Parents

Publications

338

The Soldier and the State. The Theory and Politics of Civil-Military Relations.

David L. Martineau, Samuel P. Huntington · Military Affairs · 1957 · 1.2K citations

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The Civil-Military Problematique: Huntington, Janowitz, and the Question of Civilian Control

Peter D. Feaver · Armed Forces & Society · 1996 · 454 citations

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The Professional Soldier: A Social and Political Portrait.

Richard C. Brown, Morris Janowitz · Military Affairs · 1960 · 419 citations

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The Man on Horseback: The Role of the Military in Politics

Gordon A. Craig, Sarah Finer · The American Historical Review · 1964 · 403 citations

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The Professional Soldier: A Social and Political Portrait

Oswald Hall, M. Janowitz · The Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science · 1961 · 377 citations

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Authors

472

  1. DM
    Don M. Snider

    United States Military Academy, United States

    8 publications · 314 citations

    8

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  2. VC
    Volker C. Franke

    McDaniel College, United States

    6 publications · 224 citations

    6

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  3. MJ
    Morris Janowitz

    University of Chicago, United States

    6 publications · 969 citations

    6

    h-index

  4. DR
    David R. Segal

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    4 publications · 511 citations

    4

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  5. FM
    Frederick M. Nunn

    Portland State University, United States

    4 publications · 83 citations

    4

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Institutions

208

  1. United States Military Academy

    West Point, United States

    7 h-index

    8 publications

    247 citations

  2. United States Army War College

    Carlisle, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    159 citations

  3. Swedish Defence University

    Stockholm, Sweden

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    122 citations

  4. United States Army Command and General Staff College

    Leavenworth, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    81 citations

  5. Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

    Silver Spring, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    183 citations

  6. Vasil Levski National Military University

    Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    75 citations

  7. United States Naval Academy

    Annapolis, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    74 citations

  8. Bar-Ilan University

    Ramat Gan, Israel

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    132 citations

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Venues

  1. Armed Forces & Society

    47 publications · 1.9K citations

    25

    h-index

  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 17 publications · 630 citations

    15

    h-index

  3. The US Army War College Quarterly Parameters

    14 publications · 420 citations

    13

    h-index

  4. Military Affairs

    9 publications · 1.8K citations

    9

    h-index

  5. Military review

    MR · 9 publications · 189 citations

    9

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