Civil-Military Relations in Taiwan : Identity and Transformation.

Front Cover -- Civil-Military Relations in Taiwan: Identity and Transformation -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Introduction: The Armed Forces of the Republic of China (ROC) -- The Postmodern Military Model -- Notes -- Chapter 1 Moskos's Postmodern Military Model -- 1.1. PMMM Dimensions -- 1.1.1. Perceived Threat -- 1.1.2. Force Structure -- 1.1.3. Major Mission Definition -- 1.1.4. Dominant Military Professional -- 1.1.5. Public Attitude Toward the Military -- 1.1.6. Media Relations -- 1.1.7. Civilian Employees -- 1.1.8. Women's Role in the Military -- 1.1.9. Spouses and the Military Community -- 1.1.10. Homosexuals in the Military -- 1.1.11. Conscientious Objection -- Chapter 2 Ethnic Self-identification -- 2.1. The Identity Issue in Taiwan -- 2.2. A Culturalist Perspective -- Notes -- Chapter 3 Threat Perception in Taiwan -- 3.1. Threat Perception Among Taiwanese "Mainlanders" -- 3.2. The Culture War -- 3.3. Public Perception of Threat -- Notes -- Chapter 4 Force Structure and Conscientious Objectors -- 4.1. Force Structure -- 4.2. Force Structure in the ROC -- 4.3. Conscientious Objectors in the ROC Military -- Notes -- Chapter 5 Major Mission Definition -- 5.1. Public Perception of Mission -- Chapter 6 Dominant Military Professional and Civilian Employees -- 6.1. Dominant Military Professional in the ROC Military -- 6.2. Public perception of Dominant Military Professional -- 6.3. Civilian Employees in the ROC Military -- Chapter 7 Spouses and the Military Community -- Chapter 8 Women and the Military -- 8.1. Feminist Perspective of Women's Role in the Military -- 8.2. Role of Women in Chinese Culture -- 8.3. Women in the Workforce -- 8.4. The Women's Movement in Taiwan -- 8.5. Women in the ROC Military -- Chapter 9 Homosexuals in the ROC Military -- 9.1. Research Findings.

Chapter 10 Public Attitudes and Media Relations -- 10.1. Public Attitudes Toward the ROC Military -- 10.2. Media Relations with the ROC Military -- Chapter 11 Summary of Findings -- 11.1. Japan, China, and the Koreas -- Chapter 12 Policy Recommendations -- 12.1. The Morale Problem -- 12.2. The All-Volunteer Force Transition -- 12.3. A New Military Ethic -- 12.4. Conclusion -- References -- Index.

This study uses the postmodern military model to measure how public perception of the military is influenced by self-identification in Taiwan. It unveils the schism that exists between military and society, contributing to low morale and a lack of esprit de corps that puts the island's forces at risk from an increasingly confident China.

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