David Pion-Berlin, Rafael Martínez

Soldiers, Politicians, and Civilians

Reforming Civil-Military Relations in Democratic Latin America

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book argues that for a nation to become fully democratic, it must strengthen the interactions between its soldiers, politicians, and civilians.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 414
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 165mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 703g
• ISBN-13: 9781107149977
• ISBN-10: 1107149975
• Artikelnr.: 48916809

Autorenporträt

David Pion-Berlin is a Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Riverside. He is widely known for his writings on civil-military relations, security, and human rights in Latin America. He is the author or editor of nine books, including Military Missions in Democratic Latin America (2016), Organización de la defensa y control civil de las Fuerzas Armadas en América Latina (with José Manuel Ugarte, 2013), and Through Corridors of Power: Institutions and Civil-Military Relations in Argentina (1997). His articles have appeared in Comparative Politics, Comparative Political Studies, Armed Forces and Society, and The Latin American Research Review. He has been a Fulbright Scholar and the recipient of numerous other grants and fellowships.

Inhaltsangabe

Tables
Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Military reform, civil-military relations, and democratization
2. Civil-military developments in the Southern Cone and Brazil: an overview
3. Reducing military power
4. Devising a new legal framework
5. Building defense institutions
6. Generating knowledge
7. Achieving convergence
8. Achieving effectiveness
9. Explaining civil-military relations reform
Select bibliography
Index.