Like, comment, retweet : the state of the military's nonpartisan ethic in the world of social media / Heidi A. Urben.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Urben, Heidi A., author.

Contributor:

National Defense University. Center for Technology and National Security Policy. Center for Complex Operations, issuing body.

Series:

Case study (National Defense University. Center for Technology and National Security Policy. Center for Complex Operations) ; 11.

Center for Complex Operations Case Study ; [11]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social media--Political aspects--Armed Forces--United States--Officers.

Social media.

Political culture--Armed Forces--United States--Officers.

Political culture.

Civil-military relations--United States.

Civil-military relations.

Soldiers--United States--Attitudes.

Soldiers.

Soldiers--Political activity--United States.

Soldiers--Attitudes.

Soldiers--Political activity.

United States.

Genre:

Online resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (v, 56 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

State of the military's nonpartisan ethic in the world of social media

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Defense University Press, 2017.

Summary:

This study seeks to establish the nature and extent of political expression by the military in the realm of social media and whether or not such expression is consistent with Department of Defense policy and the norms of an apolitical, nonpartisan military. Past research contends that with the exception of voting in presidential elections, military officers' political participation is fairly muted. Moreover, most allegations of political outspokenness tend to be levied at retired officers, not those on active duty. Department of Defense directives provide guidelines on permissible but traditional forms of political expression for active duty members of the military, but largely neglect social media as a forum for political activity. In this introduction, the author reviews the debate about charges of politicization within the military, examines past research into the political participation habits of members of the military, and evaluates current Department of Defense policies and guidance on political activity, social media, and the 2016 election.

Notes:

"First printing, May 2017."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 53-55).

Online resource, PDF version; title from title page (CCO, viewed June 5, 2017).

OCLC:

988944501