To Sheathe the Sword: Civil-Military Relations in the Quest for Democracy

by John P. Lovell (Editor), David E. Albright (Editor)

Overview

This important new volume, sponsored by the Indiana Center on Global Change and World Peace, brings together academicians and practitioners in comparative politics and international relations to examine the impact of civil-military relations on the process of democratization. Contributors take an unprecedented look at current and emerging patterns of linkages between civil-military relations and democratization, especially in areas which have embarked on the path of democratization since the 1980s. They also challenge or refine many of the concepts and models that have figured prominently in discussions of civil-military relations and democratization. These include the notion that democratization requires adoption of the traditional Western model of civil-military relations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313300370
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	01/28/1997
Series:	Contributions in Political Science , #379
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

JOHN P. LOVELL is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Indiana University in Bloomington. He is the author or editor of several books, including The Challenge of American Foreign Policy (1985).

DAVID E. ALBRIGHT is Research Associate at the Indiana Center on Global Change and World Peace at Indiana University and former Professor of National Security Affairs at the Air War College in Montgomery, Alabama.

Table of Contents

Foreword by General (Retired) Fred Woerner
Foreword by Vincent Davis
Preface
Introduction and Overview
Merging Theory and Practice by John P. Lovell and David E. Albright
Current and Emerging Patterns
Contrasting Military Roles in Democratization: Colombia and Venezuela by John D. Martz
Democratization and Civil-Military Relations in Russia and Ukraine by David E. Albright
The Changing Structure and Values of the Polish Military by Elizabeth P. Coughlan
Departyizing and Democratizing Civil-Military Relations in Albania by Constantine P. Danopoulos and Adem Chopani
Operational Weakness and Political Activism: The Military in Sub-Saharan Africa by Michel Louis Martin
Transition From Authoritarianism in South Asia: Pakistan's Renewed Hope for Democracy by Pramod K. Kantha
In Search of Concepts and Paradigms
The Indian Military and Nation-Building: Institutional and Cultural Concordance by Rebecca L. Schiff
"Protected Democracy" in Latin America by Brian Loveman
The Coup d'État and Civilian Control of the Military in Competitive Democracies by Peter Karsten
Redefining Security in Inter-American Relations: Implications for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations by G. Pope Atkins
On Taking Peacekeeping Seriously by Paul Y. Hammond
America's Security Commitments: Coming to Terms with Entanglement by John P. Lovell and Arthur Cyr
Selected Bibliography

Editorial Reviews

Explores the role of the military in establishing and maintaining democracy in the wake of the Cold War. Most of the 13 essays have been revised from presentations at an October 1994 conference at Indiana University. They include discussion of contrasting military roles in democratization in Columbia and Venezuela, the changing structure and values of the Polish military, the Indian military and nation building, the coup d'etat and civilian control of the military in competitive democracies, and America's security commitments. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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