The Soldier and the Changing State

by Barany, Zoltan

• ISBN13: 9780691137698
• ISBN10: 0691137692
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-08-27
• Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr

Summary

The Soldier and the Changing Stateis the first book to systematically explore, on a global scale, civil-military relations in democratizing and changing states. Looking at how armies supportive of democracy are built, Zoltan Barany argues that the military is the most important institution that states maintain, for without military elites who support democratic governance, democracy cannot be consolidated. Barany also demonstrates that building democratic armies is the quintessential task of newly democratizing regimes. But how do democratic armies come about? What conditions encourage or impede democratic civil-military relations? And how can the state ensure the allegiance of its soldiers? Barany examines the experiences of developing countries and the armed forces in the context of major political change in six specific settings: in the wake of war and civil war, after military and communist regimes, and following colonialism and unification/apartheid. He evaluates the army-building and democratization experiences of twenty-seven countries and explains which predemocratic settings are most conducive to creating a military that will support democracy. Highlighting important factors and suggesting which reforms can be expected to work and fail in different environments, he offers practical policy recommendations to state-builders and democratizers.

Author Biography

Zoltan Barany is the Frank C. Enwin, Jr., Centennial Professor of Government at the University of Texas and the author of Democratic Breakdown and the Decline of the Russian Military (Princeton).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
What Does a Democratic Army Look Like?	p. 14
Building Democratic Armies After War
After World War II: Germany, Japan, and Hungary	p. 47
After Civil War: Bosnia and Herzegovina, El Salvador, and Lebanon	p. 78
After Regime Change
After Military Rule in Europe: Spain, Portugal, and Greece	p. 113
After Military Rule in Latin America: Argentina, Chile, and Guatemala	p. 143
After Military Rule in Asia: South Korea, Thailand, and Indonesia	p. 178
After State-Socialism in Europe: Slovenia, Russia, and Romania	p. 212
After State Transformation
After Colonial Rule in Asia: India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh	p. 245
After Colonial Rule in Africa: Ghana, Tanzania, and Botswana	p. 275
After (Re)Unification and Apartheid: Germany, South Africa, and Yemen	p. 303
Conclusion	p. 339
Notes	p. 359
Bibliography	p. 409
Index	p. 443
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