This major comparative study examines the development of military-society relations in central and eastern Europe since the collapse of communism. Soldiers and Societies in Post-Communist Europe explores how the interaction of the common challenges of postcommunism and the diverse circumstances of individual countries are shaping patterns of military-society relations in this changing region. Detailed country case studies, written by international experts to a common analytical framework, compare the experiences of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, Yugoslavia and Ukraine.

'[This book] provides well researched analyses of the diverse ways in which the individual countries of the CEE region have evolved new perspectives and norms of military legitimacy during a period of dramatic change...anyone serving in a CEE country or working with staff officers or troops from this region would do well to dip into this volume.' - Peter Williams, The British Army Review

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ALEX J. BELLAMY Lecturer, School of Political Science and International Studies, University of Queensland, Australia LAURA CLEARY Senior Lecturer, Department of Defence Management and Security Analysis, Cranfield University, UK PÁL DUNAY Director of the International Training Course in Security Policy, Geneva Centre for Security Policy JAMES GOW Professor of International Peace and Security, Department of War Studies, King's College London, UK LJUBICA JELUSIC Head of Defence Studies, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia ANDRIUS KRIVAS NATO Integration Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Lithuania PAUL LATAWSKI Senior Lecturer, Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, UK MARJAN MALESIC Head of the Defence Research Centre, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia JAMES SHERR Fellow, Conflict Studies Research Centre, Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, UK JAN ARVEDS TRAPANS Senior Fellow, Geneva Centre for Democratic Control of Armed Forces MARYBETH PETERSON ULRICH Associate Professor of Government, Department of National Security and Strategy, US Army War College LARRY L. WATTS Security Sector Reform Consultant, Office of the Romanian Presidency MARIE VLACHOVÁ Senior Fellow, Geneva Centre for Democratic Control of Armed Forces IVAN ZVERZANOVSKI Research Student, Department of War Studies, King's College London, UK

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Preface Notes on Contributors Armed Forces and Society in Postcommunist Europe: A Framework for Analysis; T.Edmunds, A. Forster & A.Cottey PART I: CENTRAL EUROPE The Polish Armed Forces and Society; P.Latawski The Integration of the Czech Armed Forces into Society; M.Vlachová Armed Forces and Society in Slovakia; M.Peterson Ulrich The Armed Forces in Hungarian Society: Finding a Role?; P.Dunay PART II: THE BALTIC STATES The Armed Forces and Society in Latvia: A Decade of Development; J.Arveds Trapans Armed Forces and Society in Lithuania; A.Krivas PART III: SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE Ahead of the Curve: The Military-Society Relationship in Romania; L.L.Watts Still the People's Army? Armed Forces and Society in Bulgaria; L.Cleary 'Le Petite Muette' and Suspicious Controller: Armed Forces and Society in Slovenia; L.Jelusic & M.Malesic A Crisis of Legitimacy?: Armed Forces and Society in Croatia; A.J.Bellamy Legitimacy and the Military Revisited: Civil-Military Relations and the Future of Yugoslavia; J.Gow & I.Zverzanovski PART IV: THE FORMER SOVIET UNION The Army and Society in Ukraine; J.Sherr PART V: CONCLUSION Conclusions: Patterns and Trends in Military-Society Relations in Postcommunist Europe; T.Edmunds, A.Forster & A.Cottey