Routledge Handbook of Strategic Culture

This handbook provides a collection of cutting-edge essays on strategic culture by international scholars, consultants, military officers, and policymakers, addressing the analytical challenges of employing and generating strategic cultural insights. It covers defining and scoping strategic culture, analytic frameworks and approaches, levels of analysis, sources of strategic culture, and modalities of change. The chapters engage strategic culture at various levels, including civilizational, regional, supra-national, national, non-state actor, and organizational. The volume is divided into five thematic parts and is intended for students and scholars interested in incorporating strategic culture into their analytical techniques.

Format: Hardback
Length: 542 pages
Publication date: 11 October 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive handbook presents a diverse collection of thought-provoking essays on all facets of strategic culture, authored by a diverse group of international scholars, consultants, military officers, and policymakers. The volume specifically addresses the analytical challenges encountered by scholars seeking to employ or generate strategic cultural insights, offering substantial commentary on defining and scoping strategic culture, analytic frameworks and approaches, levels of analysis, sources of strategic culture, and modalities of change in strategic culture. The chapters delve into strategic culture at the civilizational, regional, supra-national, national, non-state actor, and organizational levels. The book is organized into five thematic parts, catering to both students new to the subject and scholars seeking to incorporate strategic culture into their analytical toolkit. Part I examines the evolving theoretical strengths and weaknesses of the field, providing valuable insights into the current state of strategic culture scholarship. Part II establishes the theoretical and methodological foundations of strategic culture, encompassing sources and components of strategic culture. Part III showcases a series of national strategic cultural profiles, offering a comprehensive overview of contemporary strategic culture research. Part IV explores the practical applications and value of strategic culture for practitioners and scholars alike. Part V summarizes the key theoretical and practical insights offered by the contributors, making this handbook an invaluable resource for students of strategic studies, defense studies, security studies, and international relations in general, as well as professional practitioners.

Weight: 1210g
Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367445485