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Debating civil-military relations in Latin America /

This study of civil-military relations in Latin America begins by noting that, since 2000, military dictatorships in the region have virtually disappeared, with the political role of the military in many countries dramatically diminished. The book then examines the new types of regimes, including th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Mares, David R. (Editor ), Martínez, Rafael, 1965- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Brighton ; Chicago : Sussex Academic Press, 2014.
Colección:Sussex library of study. Latin America series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction / Rafael Martínez and David R. Mares
  • Part I. Civil-military relations in the transition to democracy ; Objectives for democratic consolidation in the armed forces / Rafael Martinez
  • Part II. Evaluating how far we have come ; Latin American civil-military relations : what progress has been made? / David Pion-Berlin
  • Citizen security, democracy and the civil-military relationship / David R. Mares
  • Latin America and the military question reexamined / Rut Diamint
  • Part III. New missions : threats or contributors to consolidation of democratic civilian control? ; The profile of the Colombian armed forces : a result of the struggle against guerrillas, drug-trafficking and terrorism / Alejo Vargas Velasquez
  • The making of socialist soldiers : radical populism and civil-military relations in Venezuela, Ecuador and Bolivia / Deborah L. Norden
  • Latin America's increased role in UN peace operations : current trends and a note of caution / Arturo C. Sotomayor
  • Conclusion ; Appraisal and challenges / David R. Mares.