| Civil-Military Relations and Democracy Contributor(s): Diamond, Larry (Editor), Plattner, Marc F. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0801855365 ISBN-13: 9780801855368 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press OUR PRICE: $27.55 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1996 Annotation: The end of the Cold War and the global advance of democracy have significantly altered both the external and internal security environments for many of the world's militaries. Under these new conditions, how will civil-military relations affect efforts to consolidate new democracies in developing and post-Communist countries? How should democratic governments go about establishing civilian control of the armed forces, or limiting military intervention in politics, or providing the military with new and appropriate missions? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | Comparative Politics |
| Dewey: 322.5 |
| LCCN: 96023229 |
| Series: Journal of Democracy Book |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 5.99" W x 8.93" (0.62 lbs) 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: How will civil-military relations affect efforts to consolidate new democracies in developing and postcommunist countries? How should democratic governments go about establishing civilian control of the armed forces? This volume brings together ten distinguished authorities from around the world to examine these questions as they relate to Latin America, Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe, and the former Soviet Union. |
Contributor Bio(s): Diamond, Larry: - Larry Diamond is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University, where he also directs the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law. Marc F. Plattner is vice president for research and studies at the National Endowment for Democracy, where he directs the International Forum for Democratic Studies. They serve as coeditors of the Journal of Democracy. |