03513nam 22005413u 450 991081929740332120230803201549.0(CKB)3710000000074152(EBL)1572174(SSID)ssj0001064754(PQKBManifestationID)12382826(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001064754(PQKBWorkID)11052824(PQKB)11429591(MiAaPQ)EBC1572174(EXLCZ)99371000000007415220140127d2014|||| u|| |engtxtccrDebating Civil-Military Relations in Latin America[electronic resource]Chicago Sussex Academic Press20141 online resource (255 p.)Sussex library of study. The Latin America series Debating civil-military relations in Latin AmericaDescription based upon print version of record.1-84519-591-4 Front Cover; About this book; About the Series; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Prologue: Narcís Serra; Series Editor's Preface: Carlos Waisman; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Rafael Martínez and David R. Mares; Part I: Civil-Military Relations in the Transition to Democracy; Chapter 1: Objectives for Democratic Consolidation in the Armed Forces - Rafael Martínez; Part II: Evaluating How Far We Have Come; Chapter 2: Latin American Civil-Military Relations: What Progress Has Been Made? - David Pion-BerlinChapter 3: Citizen Security, Democracy and the Civil-Military Relationship - David R. Mares Chapter 4: Latin America and the Military Question Reexamined - Rut Diamint; Part III: New Missions: Threats or Contributors to Consolidation of Democratic Civilian Control?; Chapter 5: The Profile of the Colombian Armed Forces: A Result of the Struggle against Guerrillas, Drug-Trafficking and Terrorism - Alejo Vargas Velásquez; Chapter 6: The Making of Socialist Soldiers: Radical Populism and Civil-Military Relations in Venezuela, Ecuador and Bolivia - Deborah L. NordenChapter 7: 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; The Editors and Contributors; IndexThis 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 the rise of participatory democracy, the new political orientations, such as the renaissance of the Left in Latin America, and the new missions for the military that have begun to appear. It illustrates how the 2009 military coup in Honduras, the militaryCivil-military relationsLatin AmericaDemocracyLatin AmericaDemocratizationLatin AmericaLatin AmericaPolitics and government1948-Civil-military relationsDemocracyDemocratization322/.5098Mares David R596021Martínez Rafael153286AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910819297403321Debating Civil-Military Relations in Latin America3979475UNINA