Liberal militarism and republican restraints on power: the problems of unaccountable interventions for American democracy

Q1 Arts and Humanities

Critical Military Studies Pub Date : 2020-10-26 DOI:10.1080/23337486.2020.1835342

K. Blachford

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The average American citizen no longer directly pays, fights or votes for war. The war on terror and the rise of debt fuelled militarism has detached the average American citizen from the use of force. This has left American elites largely unaccountable and able to use military force with minimal oversight. This paper examines how democratic peace theory has neglected the changing nature of modern warfare. It further calls for a return to the consideration of republican restraints on power. A belief in the importance of individuals playing a role as active citizens was fundamental to Kant’s arguments in Perpetual Peace. Modern democratic peace theory largely ignores the routine use of military force and the implications this has on the role of American citizens as a check on power.

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自由军国主义和共和主义对权力的限制:对美国民主不负责任的干预的问题

摘要普通美国公民不再直接为战争买单、参加战争或投票。反恐战争和债务引发的军国主义的兴起使普通美国公民远离了武力的使用。这使得美国精英在很大程度上不负责任，能够在几乎没有监督的情况下使用武力。本文探讨了民主和平理论是如何忽视现代战争不断变化的本质的。它进一步呼吁重新考虑共和党对权力的限制。对个人作为积极公民发挥作用的重要性的信念是康德在《永久和平》中的论点的基础。现代民主和平理论在很大程度上忽视了军事力量的常规使用，以及这对美国公民制衡权力的作用的影响。

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Critical Military Studies Arts and Humanities-History

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期刊介绍： Critical Military Studies provides a rigorous, innovative platform for interdisciplinary debate on the operation of military power. It encourages the interrogation and destabilization of often taken-for-granted categories related to the military, militarism and militarization. It especially welcomes original thinking on contradictions and tensions central to the ways in which military institutions and military power work, how such tensions are reproduced within different societies and geopolitical arenas, and within and beyond academic discourse. Contributions on experiences of militarization among groups and individuals, and in hitherto underexplored, perhaps even seemingly ‘non-military’ settings are also encouraged. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to double-blind peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. The Journal also includes a non-peer reviewed section, Encounters, showcasing multidisciplinary forms of critique such as film and photography, and engaging with policy debates and activism.