Civil-military relations in Venezuela ; and, The professionalization of the Venezuelan armed forces
Title | Civil-military relations in Venezuela ; and, The professionalization of the Venezuelan armed forces PDF eBook |
Author | Humberto Rodriguez |
Publisher | |
Pages | 180 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Civil-military relations |
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Civil-military Relations
Title | Civil-military Relations PDF eBook |
Author | David R Mares |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 268 |
Release | 2018-02-12 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0429981201 |
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.
Congressional Presentation, Foreign Operations
Title | Congressional Presentation, Foreign Operations PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 564 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Budget |
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The Routledge Handbook of Civil-Military Relations
Title | The Routledge Handbook of Civil-Military Relations PDF eBook |
Author | Florina Cristiana Matei |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 407 |
Release | 2021-11-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1000471551 |
This second edition of The Routledge Handbook of Civil-Military Relations offers a wide-ranging, internationally focused overview of the field of civil-military relations. The armed forces are central actors in most societies and are involved in many different roles. Amongst other activities, they engage in peace operations, support the police in fighting crime, support civilian authorities in dealing with natural disasters, and fight against terrorists and in internal conflicts. The existing literature on this subject is limited in its discussion of warfighting and thus does not do justice to the variety of roles. This second edition not only fills this important lacuna but offers an up-to-date comparative analysis and provides a conceptual framework to analyze how strategies can realistically be implemented. Amalgamating ideas from key thinkers in the field, the book is organized into three main thematic parts: Part I: Civil-Military Relations in Non-Democratic States and Illiberal Democracies; Part II: Civil-Military Relations in New Democracies; Part III: Civil-Military Relations in Established Democracies. This handbook will be essential reading for students and practitioners in the fields of civil-military relations, defense studies, war and conflict studies, international security, and IR in general.
Military Missions in Democratic Latin America
Title | Military Missions in Democratic Latin America PDF eBook |
Author | David Pion-Berlin |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 229 |
Release | 2016-06-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1137592702 |
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.
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations for 1998
Title | Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations for 1998 PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1158 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Economic assistance, American |
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The Unraveling of Representative Democracy in Venezuela
Title | The Unraveling of Representative Democracy in Venezuela PDF eBook |
Author | Jennifer L. McCoy |
Publisher | JHU Press |
Pages | 380 |
Release | 2006-03 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780801884283 |
For four decades, Venezuela prided itself for having one of the most stable representative democracies in Latin America. Then, in 1992, Hugo Chávez Frías attempted an unsuccessful military coup. Six years later, he was elected president. Once in power, Chávez redrafted the 1961 constitution, dissolved the Congress, dismissed judges, and marginalized rival political parties. In a bid to create direct democracy, other Latin American democracies watched with mixed reactions: if representative democracy could break down so quickly in Venezuela, it could easily happen in countries with less-established traditions. On the other hand, would Chávez create a new form of democracy to redress the plight of the marginalized poor? In this volume of essays, leading scholars from Venezuela and the United States ask why representative democracy in Venezuela unraveled so swiftly and whether it can be restored. Its thirteen chapters examine the crisis in three periods: the unraveling of Punto Fijo democracy; Chávez's Bolivarian Revolution; and the course of "participatory democracy" under Chávez. The contributors analyze such factors as the vulnerability of Venezuelan democracy before Chávez; the role of political parties, organized labor, the urban poor, the military, and businessmen; and the impact of public and economic policy. This timely volume offers important lessons for comparative regime change within hybrid democracies. Contributors: Damarys Canache, Florida State University; Rafael de la Cruz, Inter-American Development Bank; José Antonio Gil, Yepes Datanalisis; Richard S. Hillman, St. John Fisher College; Janet Kelly, Graduate Institute of Business, Caracas; José E. Molina, University of Zulia; Mosés Naím, Foreign Policy; Nelson Ortiz, Caracas Stock Exchange; Pedro A. Palma, Graduate Institute of Business, Caracas; Carlos A. Romero and Luis Salamanca, Central University of Venezuela; Harold Trinkunas, Naval Postgraduate School.