Carpenter, Daniel PaulBlankshain, Jessica Deighan2014-06-062014-06-062014Blankshain, Jessica Deighan. 2014. Essays on Interservice Rivalry and American Civil-Military Relations. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard University.http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:11505http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:12274304How does interservice rivalry affect American civil-military relations? In three essays, I develop theoretical propositions about the relationship between interservice rivalry and civil-military outcomes; propose a two-stage model of civil-military interaction surrounding use of force decisions; and investigate the correlates of interservice rivalry with a focus on budget pressure.en-USPolitical ScienceMilitary studiesOrganization theorybureaucratic politicscivil-military relationsinterservice rivalryThesis or Dissertation