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Parry, Jonathan and Easton, Christina Elizabeth (2024) "Filling the ranks" : moral risk and the ethics of military recruitment. American Political Science Review . doi:10.1017/S0003055423001247 ISSN 0003-0554. (In Press)
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055423001247
Abstract
If states are permitted to create and maintain a military force, by what means are they permitted to do so? This article argues that a theory of just recruitment should incorporate a concern for moral risk. Since the military is a morally risky profession for its members, recruitment policies should be evaluated in terms of how they distribute moral risk within a community. We show how common military recruitment practices exacerbate and concentrate moral risk exposure, using the UK as a case study. We argue that the British state wrongs its citizens by subjecting them to excessively morally risky recruitment practices. Since, we argue, this risk exposure cannot be justified by appealing to the benefits of a military career for recruits, our argument calls for reform of existing practices. Our method of evaluation is generalizable and therefore can be used to assess other states’ practices.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | J Political Science > JA Political science (General) U Military Science > U Military Science (General) |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Recruiting and enlistment, War -- Moral and ethical aspects, Military ethics, Youth and war, Child soldiers | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | American Political Science Review | ||||||||
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | ||||||||
ISSN: | 0003-0554 | ||||||||
Official Date: | 2024 | ||||||||
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DOI: | 10.1017/S0003055423001247 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | In Press | ||||||||
Re-use Statement: | This article has been accepted for publication in a revised form for publication in American Political Science Review. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-political-science-review | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||||
Copyright Holders: | © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the American Political Science Association | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 8 November 2023 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 9 November 2023 | ||||||||
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