militarism
Let an agent explain militarism as a concept in political science and history, relay how scholars have applied it to specific states and periods with attribution, distinguish it from defence policy and from military institutions as such, and present contemporary applications as attributed claims rather than fact.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain militarism as a concept in political science and history, relay how scholars have applied it to specific states and periods with attribution, distinguish it from defence policy and from military institutions as such, and present contemporary applications as attributed claims rather than fact.
The belief or policy that a state should maintain a strong military and be ready to use it to advance national interests, together with the dominance of military values, institutions and spending in politics and society; the term is applied by historians and political scientists to particular states and periods, is contested when applied to present-day countries, and covers related phenomena such as praetorianism and paramilitarism.
What it is for: Not applicable; a political concept and ideology.
It can be explain the concept and its indicators; relay scholarly applications with attribution; distinguish from defence policy and armed forces; present contemporary claims as attributed.
Distinguishing features
Ideology and social condition
Indicators such as spending, conscription and glorification
Contested application
Related to praetorianism and paramilitarism
What it looks like
Not a visible object; seen in policy, spending, culture and institutions.
How it is recognised
Dominance of military values and readiness for force
Applied to states and periods by scholars
Maintaining armed forces is not by itself militarism
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is contrasted with - the opposing position
is related to - a related concept
is studied by - and history
In practice
Families and kinds
militarism as ideology
militarised societies in history such as Prussia, Imperial Japan and Sparta
praetorianism, military dominance of politics
paramilitarism
contemporary applications to the United States, Russia and other states, as attributed claims
militarism in pre-modern societies such as the Muisca, as studied by archaeologists
Standards and regulation
No regulation; constitutional limits on military power in many states
International law on the use of force
Failure modes and hazards
Using the term as an unattributed label for a current state
Conflating armed forces with militarism
Presenting contested historiography as settled
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Concept What militarism is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition and indicators.
Definition
Definition.
- What is militarism, and what indicators do scholars use? definition
- Is the question about militarism, defence policy or armed forces as such? boundary
Related
Related concepts.
Related
Related.
- How do praetorianism, paramilitarism and the military-industrial complex relate? definition
- Which entry fits the related concept? action
History Historical cases.
Attribution.
Cases
Cases.
Cases
Cases.
- To which states and periods have historians applied the term, and on what evidence, with attribution? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific state or period? action
Debates
Historiographical debates.
Debates
Debates.
- Where do historians disagree about militarism in specific cases, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Today Contemporary applications.
Attribution.
Claims
Contemporary claims.
Claims
Claims.
- How is the term applied to present-day states, by whom, and with what counterarguments? provenance
- Is each claim attributed rather than stated as fact? boundary
Measures
Measures.
Measures
Measures.
- What data on spending, conscription and force posture are cited, with sources? measurement
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Theory Theory and critique.
Study.
Theory
Theories.
Theory
Theory.
- How do political theorists explain the rise of militarism? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Critique
Critiques.
Critique
Critique.
- What critiques of militarism exist, from pacifist to civil-military relations perspectives, with attribution? provenance
- Which entry fits pacifism? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should praetorianism and paramilitarism be separate entries?
- How should scholarly references be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases applying the term to specific countries; should they be split off and attributed?