An examination of the formulation and implementation of British defence policy, 1979-89.

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" An examination of the formulation and implementation of British defence policy, 1979-89. "
Dorman, Andrew Mark.

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Record Number	:	1094557
Doc. No	:	TLets340560
Main Entry	:	Dorman, Andrew Mark.
Title & Author	:	An examination of the formulation and implementation of British defence policy, 1979-89.\ Dorman, Andrew Mark.
College	:	University of Birmingham
Date	:	1998
student score	:	1998
Degree	:	Ph.D.
Abstract	:	This thesis seeks to examine the evolution of defence policy within the MoD during theperiod 1979-89. It focuses on the dynamics of policy formulation and implementation withinthe MoD at the highest level, taking into account the political context, both d~mestic andinternational, in which defence policy evolved. It shows how the different dimensions topolicy: declaratory, military strategy and procurement, interacted with one another andconcludes that no single dimension was dominant for the entire period.To undertake this task the thesis uses the concept of concentric time-cycles operatingwithin the Ministry of Defence. This provides a means of understanding: firstly, theobjectives and priorities of the various actors involved; and secondly, the areas of policy theywere most able to influence. It gives a clear understanding of how policy evolved within theMoD over a specific period of time and the factors that lay behind these changes. Inparticular, it shows that the way in which the various actors thought was generally a reflectionof the time-cycle they were in.
Subject	:	MoD; Ministry of Defence; Military; Strategy
Added Entry	:	University of Birmingham