Security Challenges and Military Politics in East Asia: From State-Building to Post-Democratization

ISBN-13: 9781441184337 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 232 str.

Jongseok Woo

Opis

Examines the political role played by armed forces in South Korea, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Taiwan. This work analyzes how security threats have shaped the military's organization, doctrine, and domestic political role at various stages of political development, from the state-building period to today's post-democratization era.

Spis treści

1. Security Challenges and the Military in East Asia 2. State-Building and Army-Building 3. The Dynamics of Military Intervention 4. Democratization and Building Democratic Armies 5. The Military and Democratic Consolidation 6. Conclusion Bibliography Index