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Breaking Ranks: The Shaping of Civil-Military Relations in Ireland - Softcover

Martin, Michael

 
9781845885151: Breaking Ranks: The Shaping of Civil-Military Relations in Ireland
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1845885155 ISBN 13: 9781845885151
Verlag: THP Ireland, 2016

Inhaltsangabe

In the late 1980s, the 'army crisis' was dominating headlines in Ireland. Complaints of poor pay, low morale and unsatisfactory conditions for those serving in the Defence Forces were growing louder against the background of a government accused of being indifferent and an army hierarchy accused of being incapable. From amidst the turmoil, a group of women stepped up to pursue the rights of their men. Political crisis and a general election followed, but a commission established to examine the Defence Forces ignored the call for soldiers to acquire their own representative body.This book reveals for the first time, the deep-seated philosophies, tensions and reservations between Ireland's military and its government from the foundation of the State to the present day. It explores in detail the events that led to the successful pursuit of the democratic right of association for members of the armed forces in Ireland. It articulates the concept of the citizen in uniform and the special relationship between members of the armed forces and society. This is the story of the breaking of ranks.

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Dr MICHAEL MARTIN, who holds a PhD in history from University College Cork, served in the Irish Navy for 23 years. During that time he was instrumental in the emergence of PDFORRA, taking the constitutional case against the government for the right of association for all military personnel. He became Ireland's first ever General Secretary of a military representative body in 1990 and was the Irish delegate to the European Organisation of Military Associations.

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Verlag
THP Ireland
Erscheinungsdatum
2016
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1845885155
ISBN 13 
9781845885151
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
224
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