citizen in uniform (Staatsbürger in Uniform)
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Citizen in uniform (Staatsbürger in Uniform) is a core concept of the Bundeswehr’s leadership philosophy that emphasizes soldiers as politically aware, rights-bearing citizens integrated into democratic society rather than as purely obedient military subjects.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| citizen in uniform (Staatsbürger in Uniform) canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil–military relations concept
ⓘ
military leadership concept ⓘ |
| aimsToEnsure |
loyalty to the democratic constitutional order
ⓘ
parliamentary control of the armed forces ⓘ respect for human rights ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Bundeswehr
ⓘ
surface form:
Bundeswehr soldiers
|
| associatedWithPeriod | post‑war West Germany ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
German Basic Law
principles of liberal democracy ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
authoritarian military traditions
ⓘ
purely obedient military subject ⓘ |
| coreConceptOf | Bundeswehr leadership philosophy ⓘ |
| developedFor | Bundeswehr ⓘ |
| developedInCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| discussedIn | German civil–military relations scholarship ⓘ |
| emergedAfter | World War II ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
integration of soldiers into democratic society
ⓘ
politically aware soldiers ⓘ soldiers as citizens with rights and duties ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | citizen in uniform ⓘ |
| hasGermanName | Staatsbürger in Uniform ⓘ |
| hasKeyPrinciple |
binding force of the constitution on soldiers
ⓘ
dignity and autonomy of the individual soldier ⓘ integration of the armed forces into society ⓘ primacy of politics over the military ⓘ responsible obedience instead of blind obedience ⓘ |
| implementedThrough |
Bundeswehr education and training regulations
ⓘ
leadership doctrine of Innere Führung ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Wehrmacht’s role in Nazi Germany
ⓘ
experience of National Socialism ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| limits | soldiers’ political activity in uniform ⓘ |
| linkedTo | concept of Innere Führung (leadership and civic education) ⓘ |
| partOf | Innere Führung ⓘ |
| promotes |
dialogue between armed forces and society
ⓘ
internal pluralism within the Bundeswehr ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | distinctive feature of the Bundeswehr compared to other armed forces ⓘ |
| relatedTo | concept of the “parliamentary army” in Germany ⓘ |
| requires |
ethical reflection by soldiers
ⓘ
individual responsibility of soldiers ⓘ soldiers’ political education ⓘ |
| seeksToPrevent |
military isolation from society
ⓘ
unquestioning obedience to unlawful orders ⓘ |
| supports |
protection of soldiers’ basic rights
ⓘ
right of soldiers to hold political opinions ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.