ǂThe ǂimpact of military engagement in disaster management on civil-military relations

Abstract

The frequency, scope and intensity of natural disasters are increasing, and so too are the number of victims, related deaths and the amount of economic damage. The increasing frequency of disasters often overwhelms civilian management structures and demands the engagement of the military. This has generated new problems and controversies. However, mainstream scholarship in this field has so far failed adequately to address civil-military relations in disaster management. This article highlights the issue and addresses the various arguments used to advocate or reject military involvement in disaster management: militarisation, utilitarian, security-strategic, functional-humanitarian and rejection-isolation arguments. This epistemological and ontological approach identifies, depicts and classifies the arguments. It also identifies the various controversies that accompany military engagement in disaster management as a basis for future research into civil-military relations in the field.

Keywords

Vojska;Civilno-vojaški odnosi;Naravne nesreče;Krizno upravljanje;

Data

Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2015
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UL FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
UDC:	355/359:005.931.11
COBISS:	33282909
ISSN:	0011-3921
Views:	1058
Downloads:	942
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Secondary keywords:	Army;Civil-military relations;Natural disasters;Crisis management;
Type (COBISS):	Article
Pages:	str. 980-998
Volume:	ǂVol. ǂ63
Issue:	ǂno. ǂ7
Chronology:	Nov. 2015
DOI:	10.1177/0011392115577839
ID:	9165854