Military service provides unique education and experience opportunities not readily available elsewhere, a key selling point for recruiting an all-volunteer force. But do those experiences that make service members valuable in the military translate to success in political service? This is one of the questions Danielle Lupton explores in her research and book, Reputation for Resolve. She joins host Carrie Lee to discuss the role of reputation in international politics and the impact of veterans in politics, Congress, and even the White House. It’s the latest episode in our Civil-Military Relations Center speaker series.
When you think about a military veteran running for office, what does that person look like? What does their record look like? Off the very top of your head, what does that person look like?
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Danielle L. Lupton is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Colgate University and co-editor of International Studies Perspectives. Her research specialties include international security, US foreign policy, and civil-military relations. She is the author of Reputation for Resolve: How Leaders Signal Determination in International Politics (Cornell University Press, 2020). Her research has been published in journals such as the American Political Science Review, International Studies Quarterly, Political Analysis, Security Studies, Political Research Quarterly, and the Journal of Global Security Studies, among other outlets.
Carrie A. Lee is an associate professor at the U.S. Army War College, where she serves as the chair of the Department of National Security and Strategy and director of the USAWC Center on Civil-Military Relations. She received her Ph.D. in political science from Stanford University and a B.S. from MIT.
The views expressed in this presentation are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Army War College, U.S. Army, or Department of Defense.
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