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From Guilt to Responsibility and Beyond: The Evolution of German Strategic Culture After the End of the Cold War

Antti Seppo

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.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag
  • Publish Date: Feb 18th, 2021
  • Pages: 378
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 0.00in - 0.00in - 0.00in - 1.20lb
  • EAN: 9783830550679
  • Categories: Europe - GermanyInternational Relations - GeneralPeace