Overview
Scholars of Latin American politics have been challenged to account for the varied outcomes of the transitions from authoritarian to democratic government that have occurred in many countries south of the border during the past two decades. What explains why some transitions were relatively smooth, with the military firmly in control of the process, while others witnessed substantial concessions by the military to civilian leaders, or even total military collapse? Rather than focus on causes external to the military, such as the previous legacy of democratic rule, severe economic crisis, or social protest, as other scholars have done, Craig Arceneaux draws attention to the variables internal to the military, such as its unity or ability to coordinate strategy. Using this ""historical-institutionalist"" approach, he compares five different transitions in Brazil and three countries of the Southern Cone - Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay - to show what similarities and differences existed and how the differences may be attributed to variations in the internal institutional structure and operation of the military.
Full Product Details
Author: Craig L. Arceneaux (California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo)
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Imprint: Pennsylvania State University Press
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.454kg
ISBN: 9780271021041
ISBN 10: 0271021047
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 15 September 2002
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
""Bounded Missions presents a well-argued, original argument about why military regimes in Brazil and the Southern Cone exhibited widely varying abilities to control the transition to civilian rule. It is a good example of a new wave of historical-institutional scholarship that is providing new answers to important questions about politics."" - Anthony W. Pereira, Tulane University ""The author has undertaken a mammoth task, and completed it well. Bounded Missions makes a worthy case for restoring civil-military relations to a central position in policy analysis."" - Claude Welch, SUNY-Buffalo
"""Bounded Missions presents a well-argued, original argument about why military regimes in Brazil and the Southern Cone exhibited widely varying abilities to control the transition to civilian rule. It is a good example of a new wave of historical-institutional scholarship that is providing new answers to important questions about politics."" - Anthony W. Pereira, Tulane University ""The author has undertaken a mammoth task, and completed it well. Bounded Missions makes a worthy case for restoring civil-military relations to a central position in policy analysis."" - Claude Welch, SUNY-Buffalo"
Bounded Missions presents a well-argued, original argument about why military regimes in Brazil and the Southern Cone exhibited widely varying abilities to control the transition to civilian rule. It is a good example of a new wave of historical-institutional scholarship that is providing new answers to important questions about politics. - Anthony W. Pereira, Tulane University The author has undertaken a mammoth task, and completed it well. Bounded Missions makes a worthy case for restoring civil-military relations to a central position in policy analysis. - Claude Welch, SUNY-Buffalo
Author Information
Craig L. Arceneaux is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
