Civil-military Relations : Building Democracy And Regional Security In Latin America, Southern Asia, And Central Europe

ISBN-13: 9780813324227 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 292 str.

David R. Mares

Opis

With the end of the Cold War the attention of policymakers, political activists, and academics has focused on the factors which promote democracy and regional peace. From both a theoretical and empirical perspective, the contributors to this volume examine the claim that civilian domination is the only form compatible with democracy and regional peace. By focusing on political values and the institutional rules of politics, the authors not only dispute this claim but clarify the conditions under which a partnership between civilians and the military can help promote both. The authors provide in-depth analyses of the normative and institutional aspects of the civil-military relationship to demonstrate that it is the politics of the relationship rather than its form that influences the likelihood of democracy and regional peace. Their analysis provides new reasons for expecting that democracy and regional peace can proliferate in the postCold War world.As a study of civil-military relations in twelve countries across Latin America, Asia, and Europe, Civil-Military Relations is an accessible and valuable book for policymakers, academics, and general readers."

Spis treści

Civil-Military Relations, Democracy, and the Regional Neighborhood -- Conceptions of Civil-Military Relations and Democracy -- Concordance Theory: The Cases of India and Pakistan -- Civil-Military Relations in Indonesia: The Case of ABRI’s Dual Function -- Civil-Military Relations in Venezuela -- Civilian-Dominated Relationships -- From Confrontation to Cooperation: Democratic Governance and Argentine Foreign Relations -- Civil-Military Relations in the Czech and Slovak Republics -- The Restructuring of Civil-Military Relations in Poland Since 1989 -- Civil-Military Partnerships -- Civil-Military Relations in Chile’s Geopolitical Transition -- Changing Patterns of Civil-Military Relations and Thailand’s Regional Outlook -- The Interplay of Internal War and Democratization in Guatemala Since 1982 -- Democratization and International Integration: The Role of the Armed Forces in Brazil’s Grand Strategy -- Conclusion: Civil-Military Relations, Democracy, and Regional Security in Comparative Perspective

O autorze

David R Mares