This book examines the conditions under which new democracies succeed or fail in
establishing firm and lasting civilian control of the military. David Kuehn and Aurel Croissant …

Dictators shape regime structures to counter the threats they face. Personalization entails
the progressive accumulation of power in the hands of the dictator to minimize internal …

Since 2001, there has been a dramatic increase in the amount of US military aid flowing to
foreign governments. What is the impact of this aid on human security? Drawing on recent …

In Afghanistan, Libya, Liberia and beyond, armed rebellions have begun when armies fell
apart. When does this occur? This paper conducts a large-N analysis of these army-splinter …

Do democratic or non-democratic countries contribute more personnel to UN peacekeeping
operations? While earlier studies found that democracies make larger contributions than …

Several countries recruit foreign nationals into their armed forces. This is despite the norm of
citizen armies and the strong idea that individuals join the military to defend their home …

How do dictators coup-proof their armed forces from within the barracks? Coup-proofing is
an important aspect of autocratic survival, but execution can be challenging due to the …

States often engage in internal purges to eliminate political dissidents within their own ranks.
However, partly because of the absence of reliable data, we know little about the logic and …

During the third wave of democratization, hybrid regimes became a frequent focus of social
science scholarship as it became increasing evident that, despite the proliferation of …

Colonially inherited institutions are a key determinant of the regime type and economic
outcomes of postcolonial countries. This study extends this claim to civil-military relations …