1st Edition
Military Policing in Advanced Democracies Italy in Comparative Perspective
By Matteo Mazziotti di Celso
Copyright 2026
184 Pages
25 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
184 Pages
25 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book investigates when and why governments in advanced democracies deploy armed forces for domestic security. It develops a theoretical framework conceptualising military policing as a policy instrument and identifies circumstances that lead governing parties to choose military over police for law-and-order agendas. The analysis reveals that armed forces are often favoured because they can... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Theory and Research Design 3. Background 4. Military Policing in Italy: 1992–2001 5. Military Policing in Italy: 2001–2013 6. Military Policing in Italy: 2013–2024 7. Italy in Comparative Perspective 8. Conclusion
Biography
Matteo Mazziotti di Celso is a research fellow in the Department of Political and International Sciences at the University of Genoa, Italy.
