Civil Military Relations In Latin America

Author : David Pion-Berlin
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2003-01-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780807875292

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Civil-Military Relations in Latin America by David Pion-Berlin Pdf

The armed forces may no longer rule nations throughout Latin America, but they continue to influence democratic governments across the region. In nine original, thought-provoking essays, this book offers fresh theoretical insights into the dilemmas facing Latin American politicians as they struggle to gain full control over their military institutions. Latin America has changed in profound ways since the end of the Cold War, the re-emergence of democracy, and the ascendancy of free-market economies and trade blocs. The contributors to this volume recognize the necessity of finding intellectual approaches that speak to these transformations. They utilize a wide range of contemporary models to analyze recent political and economic reform in nations throughout Latin America, presenting case studies on Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, and Venezuela. Bridging the gap between Latin American studies and political science, these essays not only explore the forces that shape civil-military relations in Latin America but also address larger questions of political development and democratization in the region. The contributors are Felipe Aguero, J. Samuel Fitch, Wendy Hunter, Ernesto Lopez, Brian Loveman, David R. Mares, Deborah L. Norden, David Pion-Berlin, and Harold A. Trinkunas. Latin American Studies/Political Science

Author : Louis Wolf Goodman,Johanna Mendelson Forman,Juan Rial Roade
Publisher : Free Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015015320909

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The Military and Democracy by Louis Wolf Goodman,Johanna Mendelson Forman,Juan Rial Roade Pdf

Author : P. Silva
Publisher : Springer
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2001-01-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780333977972

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The Soldier and the State in South America by P. Silva Pdf

After a long era of military rule, the South American nations have been working on the construction of a new democratic order. This book provides a long-term historical assessment of the main features of civil-military relations in this region, from independence in the early nineteenth century to the current process of democratic consolidation, with special attention to the cases of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Peru.

Author : David R Mares
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429981203

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Civil-military Relations by David R Mares Pdf

This book analyses 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. It is useful for policymakers, academics, and general readers.

Author : John Samuel Fitch
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 0801859182

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The Armed Forces and Democracy in Latin America by John Samuel Fitch Pdf

The book tackles the subject of the military and politics in Latin America from a broad historical perspective, drawing on literature in the field and other information based on personal interviews with officers.

Author : Paul W. Zagorski
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Pub
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1555873006

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Democracy Vs. National Security by Paul W. Zagorski Pdf

Author : David Pion-Berlin,Rafael Martínez
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107149977

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Soldiers, Politicians, and Civilians by David Pion-Berlin,Rafael Martínez Pdf

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

Author : Wendy Hunter
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Argentina
ISBN : 9780788142437

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State and Soldier in Latin America by Wendy Hunter Pdf

Recent years have given rise to an intense debate about the boundaries and appropriate missions of Latin America's armed forces. This report examines the efforts of civilian leaders in Latin America to identify missions for their militaries appropriate to both the security environment of the post-Cold War era and to civil-military relations in a democracy, and to provide ways militaries will effectively adopt these missions. It also analyses the implications for democracy and civilian control of specific roles for the armed forces that are either under consideration or already underway in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile.

Author : David R Mares,Rafael Martinez
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781782841210

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Debating Civil-Military Relations in Latin America by David R Mares,Rafael Martinez Pdf

The study of civil-military relations in Latin America produced a rich debate and research agenda prior to 2000. But this agenda was largely abandoned during the past decade as the spectre of military dictatorship has virtually disappeared, with the political role of the military in many countries dramatically diminished. Indeed, in no country that has initiated a process of holding the military accountable to civilian control has the military openly rebelled. Yet, the institutions and public attitudes that guarantee democratic civilian control of the military exist in a general context of political polarisation, citizen insecurity and in many countries a sense of developing ungovernability. The military coup in Honduras (2009), the military response to the police rebellion in Ecuador (2010), and the speculation concerning the Venezuelan military's behaviour in the event that Hugo Chavez is incapacitated or dies (2013), demonstrates the relevance and importance of the civil-military relationship today. In this volume leading scholars from Latin America, the U.S. and Spain debate the ability of contemporary Latin American civil-military relationships to weather these challenges. The authors examine new types of regimes (the rise of participatory democracy), new political orientations (the renaissance of the Left in Latin America), and new missions for the military. Debate centres on the indicators to evaluate the level of consolidation of civilian control, the manner in which these indicators are measured, and the empirical ambiguities that arise. These challenges must be confronted in order to effectively address the question of how much progress has been made in the region in subordinating the military to civilian control, which countries are lagging behind, and why. Published in association with CILAS, University of California, San Diego.

Author : Brian Loveman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2004-09-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780585282077

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For la Patria by Brian Loveman Pdf

Defending 'la patria,' or 'homeland,' is the historical mission claimed by Latin American armed forces. For la Patria is a comprehensive narrative history of the military's political role in Latin America in national defense and security. Latin American civil-military relations and the role of the armed forces in politics, like those of all modern nation-states, are framed by constitutional and legal norms specifying the formal relationships between the armed forces and the rest of society. In actuality, they are also the result of expectations, attitudes, values, and practices evolved over centuries-integral aspects of national political cultures. Military institutions in each Latin American nation have resulted from that country's own blend of local and imported influences, developing a distinctive pattern of civil-military relations as defender of the fatherland and guarantor of security and order. Written by Latin American specialist Brian Loveman, For la Patria includes tables, maps, photographs, and a glossary that will assist the student in better understanding the military's intervention in politics in Latin America. This new text will give students a thorough and accessible history of Latin American armed forces and their actions in Latin American politics from colonial times to the present.

Author : Max G. Manwaring
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Civil-military relations
ISBN : UVA:X004399504

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Security and Civil-military Relations in the New World Disorder by Max G. Manwaring Pdf

Author : Are John Knudsen,Tine Gade
Publisher : Springer
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319551678

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Civil-Military Relations in Lebanon by Are John Knudsen,Tine Gade Pdf

This volume examines Lebanon’s post-2011 security dilemmas and the tenuous civil-military relations. The Syrian civil war has strained the Lebanese Armed Forces’ (LAF) cohesion and threatens its neutrality – its most valued assets in a divided society. The spill-over from the Syrian civil war and Hezbollah’s military engagement has magnified the security challenges facing the Army, making it a target. Massive foreign grants have sought to strengthen its military capability, stabilize the country and contain the Syria crisis. However, as this volume demonstrates, the real weakness of the LAF is not its lack of sophisticated armoury, but the fragile civil–military relations that compromise its fighting power, cripple its neutrality and expose it to accusations of partisanship and political bias. This testifies to both the importance of and the challenges facing multi-confessional armies in deeply divided countries.

Author : Dirk Kruijt,Kees Koonings
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2022-07-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000622287

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Latin American Military and Politics in the Twenty-first Century by Dirk Kruijt,Kees Koonings Pdf

This volume offers a comparative analysis of the role of the military in Latin America in domestic politics and governance after 2000. Divided into four parts covering the entirety of Latin America, the book argues that the Latin American military as semi-autonomous political actors have not faded away since 2000 and may even have been making a comeback in various countries. Each part outlines scenarios which effectively frame the various pathways taken to post-military democratic society. Part 1 critically examines textbook cases of political demilitarization in the Southern Cone, Peru, and Costa Rica. Part 2 contrasts the role of the military in the post-2000 politics of two regional powers: Brazil and Mexico. Part 3 examines the political role of the military facing ‘violent pluralism’ in Colombia and the Northern triangle of Central America. Finally, Part 4 identifies country cases in which the military have been instrumental in the rise, sustenance, and occasional demise of left wing revolutionary projects within Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Bolivia. Latin American Military and Politics in the Twenty-First Century will be of interest to scholars, students and professionals in the fields of Latin American history, international relations, military studies and studies concerning democracy, political violence and revolution in Latin America elsewhere.

Author : Orlando J. Pérez
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317806790

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Civil-Military Relations in Post-Conflict Societies by Orlando J. Pérez Pdf

Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Honduras are four Spanish speaking countries in Central America that possess uniformed military institutions. These four countries represent different approaches to reforms of civil-military relations, and embody varying degrees of success in both institutional democratization and the managing of security forces. In this book, Orlando J. Pérez expertly examines the competing theories of civil-military relations in Central America to advance our understanding of the origins, consequences and persistence of militarism in Latin America. Divided into four parts, Pérez begins by proposing a theoretical framework for analyzing civil-military relations, including an analysis of how U.S. foreign and military policy affects the establishment of stable civilian supremacy over the armed forces. Part Two examines the institutional and legal structures under which civil-military relations are carried out revealing in Part Three the reorientation of the missions and roles performed by the armed forces in each country. The concluding part analyzes the role beliefs of members of the military and public opinion about the armed forces in relation to other institutions. Combining both qualitative and quantitative data, Pérez bridges the gap between structural and cultural analyses for a more comprehensive understanding of the links between micro and macro level factors that influence civil-military relations and democratic governance.

Author : David Pion-Berlin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137592705

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Military Missions in Democratic Latin America by David Pion-Berlin Pdf

This book demonstrates through country case studies that, contrary to received wisdom, Latin American militaries can contribute productively, but under select conditions, to non-traditional missions of internal security, disaster relief, and social programs. Latin American soldiers are rarely at war, but have been called upon to perform these missions in both lethal and non-lethal ways. Is this beneficial to their societies or should the armed forces be left in the barracks? As inherently conservative institutions, they are at their best, the author demonstrates, when tasked with missions that draw on pre-existing organizational strengths that can be utilized in appropriate and humane ways. They are at a disadvantage when forced to reinvent themselves. Ultimately, it is governments that must choose whether or not to deploy soldiers, and they should do so, based on a pragmatic assessment of the severity and urgency of the problem, the capacity of the military to effectively respond, and the availability of alternative solutions.