Militarization Process

A Militarization Process is a social process in which a society organizes itself for military conflict and violence.

• AKA: Militarisation.
• See: Monopoly of Violence, Police Force, Military, Violence, Militarism.

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References

2015

• (Wikipedia, 2015) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/militarization Retrieved:2015-3-21.
  • Militarization, or militarisation, is the process by which a society organizes itself for military conflict and violence. It is related to militarism, which is an ideology that reflects the level of militarization of a state. The process of militarization involves many interrelated aspects that encompass all levels of society.

A Monopoly of Violence is a monopoly on the use of physical force.

2007

• (Kraska, 2007) ⇒ Peter B. Kraska) ⇒ (2007). “Militarization and policing — Its relevance to 21st century police." Policing
  • QUOTE: … To begin, militarism is an ideology geared toward solving problems. It is a set of beliefs, values, and assumptions that stress the use of force and threat of violence as the most appropriate means to solve problems. It glorifies the use of military power, hardware, operations, and technology as its primary problem-solving tools. Militarization is the implementation of the ideology of militarism. It is the process of arming, organizing, planning, training for, and sometimes implementing violent conflict. To militarize means adopting and applying the central elements of the military model to an organization or particular problems, like the drug problem. … and militarization can operate as powerful theoretical lenses to make sense of many issues and trends in society — particularly those societies such as the...

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