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Conscription, the Military, and Welfare State Development: An Introduction
Die Entwicklung von Wehrpflicht, Militär und Wohlfahrtsstaat: Eine Einführung
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Abstract This paper discusses several possible causal mechanisms through which conscription and military interests might have shaped the development of western welfare states in the age of industrialized mass warfare. Relevant factors are military concerns about the quantity and quality of the population, th... view more
This paper discusses several possible causal mechanisms through which conscription and military interests might have shaped the development of western welfare states in the age of industrialized mass warfare. Relevant factors are military concerns about the quantity and quality of the population, the necessity to enhance legitimacy and to secure mass loyalty in times of war and military threat, and a growing pressure to compensate the ‘blood tax’ imposed by the draft with civic and social rights after the end of war.... view less
Keywords
social policy; war; welfare state; compulsory military service; military
Classification
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Social Policy
Social History, Historical Social Research
Free Keywords
Conscription
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 7-26
Journal
Historical Social Research, 45 (2020) 2
Issue topic
Military and Welfare State: Conscription, Military Interests, and Western Welfare States in the Age of Industrialized Mass Warfare
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed