Drivers of Change in Military Integration Policy
| dc.contributor.advisor | Ford , Lynne | |
| dc.contributor.author | Legette, Chelsea | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-25T17:34:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-03-25T17:34:52Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2013-05 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-11-04 | |
| dc.date.submitted | May 2013 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper examines what drives change in the personnel policy of the United States military, especially with regard to integrating minority groups into the armed forces. This paper will first lay out the existing research regarding institutional change, as well as the existing research regarding race, sexual orientation, and gender in the military. I will then discuss three different case studies of integration in the military: race, sexual orientation, and gender. I will examine four specific drivers of change in military personnel policy: public opinion, civilian activists, institutional support, and performance in combat. This paper seeks to answer the question of which of those four drivers was most influential in each case, and why that was the most influential driver of change. | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.library.cofc.edu/handle/123456789/5089 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.subject | military | |
| dc.subject | armed forces | |
| dc.subject | integration | |
| dc.subject | race | |
| dc.subject | gender | |
| dc.subject | sexual orientation | |
| dc.title | Drivers of Change in Military Integration Policy | |
| dc.type.genre | thesis | |
| dc.type.material | text | |
| thesis.additionaldegree.discipline | History | |
| thesis.degree.department | Political Science | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Political Science | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | College of Charleston | |
| thesis.degree.name | Bachelor of Arts |