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Author Apt, Wenke, author

Title Germany's new security demographics : military recruitment in the era of population aging / by Wenke Apt
Published Dordrecht : Springer, 2014

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Description 1 online resource
Series Demographic research monographs
Demographic research monographs.
Contents The Military Environment -- A Demographic View on Security -- The Selectivity of Manpower Demand and Supply -- Determinants of Military Manpower Supply -- The Military Recruitment Target Population -- Demographic Change as a Strategic Constraint: Issues and Options
Summary Military recruitment will become more difficult in times of demographic aging. The question arises whether demographic change will constrain the capacity of aging states like Germany to conduct foreign policy and pursue their national security interests. Since contemporary military operations still display a strong human element, particular scrutiny is given to the empirical analysis of the determinants of military propensity and military service among youth. An additional human capital projection until 2030 illustrates how the decline in the youth population will interact with trends in educational attainment and adolescent health to further complicate military recruitment in the future. A concluding review of recruiting practices in other NATO countries provides insight in best-practice policy options to reduce the militarys sensitivity to demographic change. Following this approach, the book gives prominence to a topic that has thus far been under-represented in the greater discussion of demographic change today, namely the demographic impact on international affairs and strategic calculations
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes English
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Subject HISTORY -- Military -- Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
Droit.
Sciences sociales.
Sciences humaines.
Population
Recruiting and enlistment
SUBJECT Germany -- Armed Forces -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc
Germany -- Population
Subject Germany
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789400769649
9400769644
9400769636
9789400769632