2nd Edition

The Routledge Handbook of Civil-Military Relations

406 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

406 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

406 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

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... Read more

Foreword Aurel Croissant 

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction: Democratic Civil-Military Relations in 21st Century Florina Cristiana Matei, Carolyn Halladay, and Thomas C. Bruneau 

Part I: Case Studies of Civil-Military Relations in Non-Democratic States and Illiberal Democracies: The Issue of Control 

2. Civil-Military Relations in Putin’s Russia Ihor Kovalevskyi 

3. Civil-Military Relations in a Pseudo-Democratic State: The Case of Thailand Paul Chambers 

4. The Transformation of the Venezuelan Bolivarian Armed Forces under Chávez and Maduro Harold A. Trinkunas 

5. Saudi Arabia: A Story of Military Allegiance Ayman Al-Yassini 

6. Bolivia: A Tale of Praetorianism Brendan J. de Brun 

7. The Republic of Niger: The Military as a Security and Political Actor Sebastian Elischer 

8. Uganda: Civilian Control of the Military and its Limits Michael Skarda 

9. Turkey—The Illusion of Civilian Control: Effectiveness in the Justice and Development Party Era Kevin McCaskey with Catherine L. Grant 

10. Singapore: Civil-Military Fusion and Militarized Civilians Shannon A. Brown 

Part II: Case Studies of Civil-Military Relations in New Democracies: The Issue of Effectiveness in Different Roles and Missions 

11. Peacekeeping and Civil-Military Relations in Uruguay Diego Esparza

12. Election Security and Democratic Civil-Military Relations in Ghana Rachel Sigman 

13. Indonesia: The Pitfalls of Imperfect Civilian Control for Military Effectiveness Philip Lorenz 

14. Tunisia: The Politics of Nonintervention Kevin McCaskey 

15. The South Korean Military’s Peacekeeping Missions: A Story of Effectiveness Erik J. Leklem 

16. Civil-Military Dividends of a Majoritarian State: The Case of Sri Lanka Anshu N. Chatterjee 

17. Brazil: The Ebb and Flow of Democratic Civilian Control  Thomas C. Bruneau and Florina Cristiana Matei 

 18. Greece: After the Seven Year Itch of Military Rule Konstantinos Kokkalis 

19. Peru: When Presidents Go Praetorian John "Clay" Oeffinger and Florina Cristiana Matei 

Part III: Case Studies of Civil-Military Relations in Established Democracies: The Dynamics of Change in Control and Effectiveness 

20. The Soldier’s Tradition and Civil-Military Relations in Germany Donald Abenheim 

21. Civil-Military Relations in Great Britain and the "Special Relationship" Todd Greentree 

22. Women and Civil-Military Relations: The Military Dimension of Global to Grassroots Institutional Gender Transformation Angela Grdina 

23. The United States: Countering Terrorism Operations Paul Shemella 

24. From Tragedy to Success in Colombia: The Centrality of Effectiveness in Civil-Military Relations Thomas C. Bruneau and Richard B. Goetze Jr. 

25. The Civil-Military Relations Bureaucratic Machinery in Australia Michael Evans 

26. Conclusion David Pion-Berlin

Biography

Florina Cristiana Matei is a Lecturer at the Center for Homeland Defense and Security, Naval Postgraduate School, USA.

Carolyn Halladay is a Senior Lecturer and Academic Associate at the Department of National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School, USA.

Thomas C. Bruneau is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the Department of National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School, USA.