Professionalization of the Czech Armed Forces: Experience, Public Attitudes and Opinions

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Result on the web
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Professionalization of the Czech Armed Forces: Experience, Public Attitudes and Opinions
Original language description
The paper explores two decades of experience with the fully professional Czech Armed Forces (hereinafter CAF), introduced in 2005, which marked the end of more than two centuries of conscription-based military service. Drawing on available data and public opinion research, it examines the reasons behind the transformation and its implementation and the public’s experiences, attitudes, and views on the military. The analysis shows that professionalization has led to improvements in the quality and operational readiness of the armed forces, as well as a positive shift in public perception. At the same time, it reveals the limitations of the professional army model in the context of a changing security environment and the growing need to expand military capacity. The paper highlights the importance of developing new forms of civic participation in defence and strengthening the connection between the military and society as a key condition for the sustainability of the Czech Republic’s defence capabilities.
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Czech description
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Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection
Security Forum 2025: Conference Proceedings from the 18th Annual International Scientific Conference
ISBN
978-80-69133-02-0
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Number of pages
12
Pages from-to
17-28
Publisher name
Matej Bel University
Place of publication
Banská Bystrica
Event location
Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
Event date
Feb 12, 2025
Type of event by nationality
EUR - Evropská akce
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