Officer Education Policy Development in the Context of the Changing European Security and Defence Identity
Volume 4, Issue 1 (2019), pp. 79–94
Pub. online: 4 December 2019
Type: Article
Open Access
Open Access
Published
4 December 2019
4 December 2019
Abstract
The article analyzes the genesis of officer education policy in Europe and delineates the major patterns of its development. On the basis of literature analysis, officer education concept is defined and four main officer education models in Europe are distinguished. The article presents an overview of the European Security and Defence Identity (ESDI) evolution after the World War II (WWII), including three periods of its formation, and identifies the development of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) of the European Union (EU). The emergence of the most recent officer education model is examined within the context of the CSDP development and the Europeanization of officer education.
The article provides a contextual analysis of four distinct officer education models. Further analysis of officer education paradigms reveals the cyclic nature of officer education policy, thus identifying five main elements fostering officer education policy development. At the end of the article, officer education policy development model is presented.