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The armed forces of the
Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan are in dire need of reform to address a
plethora of problems including inadequate training, low morale, poor public
perception, and low recruitment numbers. This book uses the postmodern military model to measure how public
perception of the military is influenced by self-identification in Taiwan, and
it shows that the public has little confidence or trust in their military, even
as they remain acutely aware of the threat posed by an increasingly belligerent
China and its ever-growing People's Liberation Army.
While there has been much
analysis as to what strategies and weapons systems should be adopted by ROC
defense planners, relatively little has been written on how to create a more
relevant military within Taiwan society. Ultimately, this book addresses these
matters and provides policymakers within the ROC government and military, as
well as researchers of Asia Pacific security, with an understanding of the
current relationship between military and society, to assist in the creation of
a more accountable military.
Price: $71.99
Pages: 216
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
Imprint: Emerald Publishing Limited
Series: Emerald Points
Publication Date:
07 September 2018
ISBN: 9781787564824
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
Aiming to provide policymakers in the government and military of the Republic of China with an understanding of the current military-society relationship and help them create a more accountable military, the author applies the postmodern military model to civil-military relations in Taiwan, to study the impact of self-identification on a variety of perceptions of the Republic of China military and to what degree the beliefs of Taiwan's citizens about it are impacted by the way they identify ethnically, as either Chinese or Taiwanese. He explains the postmodern military model and the concept of ethnic self-identification, and assesses the military using the model according to the perceptions of the citizens of Taiwan in terms of the model’s dimensions of threat perception that drives the military and society in Taiwan, force structure and conscientious objectors in the military, the mission definition of the military, dominant military professional and civilian employees, spouses in the military community, women and homosexuals in the military, and public attitudes and media relations related to the military, ending with policy recommendations.
Dean Karalekas is the co-founder and Associate Editor of Strategic Vision for Taiwan Security, published by the Taiwan Center for Security Studies and the Republic of China’s National Defense University. His research focuses on civil–military relations, self-identification, Taiwan studies, and emergency and disaster management. He spent several years as a journalist, educator, and immigration consultant in East Asia, and received his PhD in Asia-Pacific Studies from the National Chengchi University, Taiwan.
Introduction: The Armed Forces of the Republic of China (ROC)
1. Moskos’s Postmodern Military Model
2. Ethnic Self-Identification
3. Threat Perception in Taiwan
4. Force Structure & Conscientious Objectors
5. Major Mission Definition
6. Dominant Military Professional & Civilian Employees
7. Spouses and the Military Community
8. Women and the Military
9. Homosexuals in the ROC Military
10. Public Attitudes & Media Relations
11. Summary of Findings
12. Policy Recommendations