A comprehensive assessment of the nature and evolving character of authoritarian regimes,
their changing character and the main theoretical explanations of their incidence, character …

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 …

The intervention of the military in national politics and the everyday lives of citizens is a key
question in civil-military relations. This book explains how concordance theory can provide a …

In 2010, Myanmar (Burma) held its first elections after 22 years of direct military rule. Few
compelling explanations for this regime transition have emerged. This article critiques …

This volume examines the role of the military, the most influential actor in Pakistan, and
challenges conventional wisdom on the causes of political instability in this geographically …

Taking an explicitly comparative theoretical approach, Saeed Shafqat presents a
comprehensive exploration of civil-military relations in Pakistan. He begins by describing the …

This article argues that the extent of the Egyptian military's engagement in, or withdrawal
from, the political process and its subsequent professionalism have always been a reflection …

In recent years Myanmar underwent drastic political changes. While many see these
changes as first tentative steps towards democratization, we argue that the current political …

The relationship between civil society and the armed forces is an essential part of any polity,
democratic or otherwise, because a military force is after all a universal feature of social …

This article's thesis is that the close connection between the military elite and the
government/political elite in Israel detracts from the quality of Israeli democracy by lending …