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militarism

vr.tr.militarism · SOC.ORG

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.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions

Research draft, second pass

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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

political ideology

is contrasted with - the opposing position

pacifism

is related to - a related concept

military-industrial complex

is studied by - and history

political science

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

paramilitarismUnited States militarismRussian militarismtrenchocracyMuisca warfarePraetorianismSongunByungjinGerman militarismJapanese militarism

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.

  1. What is militarism, and what indicators do scholars use? definition
  2. Is the question about militarism, defence policy or armed forces as such? boundary

Related

Related concepts.

Related

Related.

  1. How do praetorianism, paramilitarism and the military-industrial complex relate? definition
  2. Which entry fits the related concept? action
History Historical cases.

Attribution.

Cases

Cases.

Cases

Cases.

  1. To which states and periods have historians applied the term, and on what evidence, with attribution? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the specific state or period? action

Debates

Historiographical debates.

Debates

Debates.

  1. Where do historians disagree about militarism in specific cases, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Today Contemporary applications.

Attribution.

Claims

Contemporary claims.

Claims

Claims.

  1. How is the term applied to present-day states, by whom, and with what counterarguments? provenance
  2. Is each claim attributed rather than stated as fact? boundary

Measures

Measures.

Measures

Measures.

  1. What data on spending, conscription and force posture are cited, with sources? measurement
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Theory Theory and critique.

Study.

Theory

Theories.

Theory

Theory.

  1. How do political theorists explain the rise of militarism? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Critique

Critiques.

Critique

Critique.

  1. What critiques of militarism exist, from pacifist to civil-military relations perspectives, with attribution? provenance
  2. 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?