The rise and decline of the operational level of war in Norway

dc.contributor.author	Johansen, Halvor
dc.date.accessioned	2011-09-13T11:13:27Z
dc.date.available	2011-09-13T11:13:27Z
dc.date.issued	2009
dc.identifier.issn	1504-6532
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11250/99381
dc.description	Once the hub of Norwegian defence planning, the Norwegian operational level plays a less significant role today. The operational level is the link between the strategic and tactical levels, adapting political and strategic ends to feasible plans and operations. This study looks at various questions regarding the development of the operational level. How were the key institutions built up? And which events made them less significant? Traditionally, these questions have been addressed mainly by using technological or political science approaches. By adding social theory to the perspectives the author also highlights the importance of civil-military relations and popular political support as a base of legitimacy for building and maintaining military institutions. Although the study looks at a development specific to Norway, it also describes an international trend experienced by a number of military organisations.	en_US
dc.language.iso	eng	en_US
dc.publisher	Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Defence and security studies;2
dc.subject	Forsvaret	en_US
dc.subject	operasjonelt nivå	en_US
dc.title	The rise and decline of the operational level of war in Norway	en_US
dc.type	Non-fiction monograph	en_US
dc.source.pagenumber	98 s.	en_US