Communicating Security Civil-Military Relations in Israel [Paperback]

This book analyzes the changes and tendencies expressed in the relation between army and society in Israel.

Since its inception, Israel has been defined as a nation in arms, a public space in which the security needs became central and, to a great extent, dictated the agenda and functioning of all the public arenas operating in it.  The theoretical investigation is accompanied by case study illustrations of special instances related to the nexus between:

• security and society
• security and politics
• the army and the media
• the army and public relations
• security and culture
• bereavement and commemoration
• social motivation to serve in the army
• the army and foreign policy.

Lebel explores the connection between the military and culture in Israel against the backdrop of globalization, individualism, liberalism, and social burn-out in the face of survival and change.

Introduction  1. Communicating Security: Civil-Military Relations in Israel Udi Lebel  Security and Politics  2. Political-Military Relations in Israel, 1996-2003 Amir Bar-Or  3. The Growing Militarisation of the Israeli Political System Giora Goldberg  4. Civil-Military Relations and Strategic Goal Setting in the Six Day War Arye Naor  Security and Social Strength  5. Society Strength as a Base for Military Power: The State of Israel during the Early 1950s Zeev Drory  6. Under the Threat of Terrorism: A Reassessment of the Factors Influencing the motivation to Serve in the Israeli Reserves Gabriel Ben-DorandAmi Pedahzur  &l*