Publisher's Synopsis
On the basis of leading theoretical work on civil-military relations, the authors elaborate their own model, emphasising the continuum between military autonomy (which has traditionally characterised the military sector in Russia) and integration with civil society (which one might expect would be the result of the political changes having taken place in Russia over the last decade). - Three indicators of this relation are selected - i) the participation of military personnel in civilian life, and in particular politics; - ii) the status of closed cities; - iii)conversion of military industry to civilian production. - These indicators are investigated at the federal level and at the regional level pertaining to Murmansk oblast (the Kola peninsula), which is one of the most heavily militarized areas of the world. The study is based on extensive 'on-the-spot' data gathering in Murmansk, including interviews with officers, redundant officers and inhabitants of such closed cities.
