This book demonstrates that the timing as well as the degree to which the armed forces leave the levers of political power and the nature of the successor regime depend on both external, societal, or ecological factors as well as internal, organizational, or institutional ones.
Military Dictatorships in Retreat: Problems and Perspectives --
Obstacles to Disengagement and Democratization: Military Regimes in Benin and
Burkina Faso -- After the Coup: South Korea Creates a New Political Order --
Polish Soldiers in Politics: The Party in Uniform? -- Contemporary
Civil-Military Relations Theory and De-Intervention: The Case of Panama --
The Politics of Disengagement in Turkey: The Kemalist Tradition -- Back to
the Barracks: The Brazilian Militarys Style -- A Postmortem of the
Institutional Military Regime in Peru -- Withdrawal in Disgrace: Decline of
the Argentine Military, 19761983 -- Beating a Hasty Retreat: The Greek
Military Withdraws from Power -- Withdrawal and After: A One-Way Street or a
Revolving Door?
Constantine P. Danopoulos teaches Political Science at San José State University and Santa Clara University. A native of Greece, he received his B.A. and M.A. in Political Science from San José State University and his Ph.D., also in Political Science, from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He has written extensively on the subject of civil-military relations. His publications include: Warriors and Politicians in Modern Greece (1984) and many articles in journals such as Political Science Quarterly; Armed Forces and Society; the Journal of Political and Military Sociology, West European Politics, and Public Administration and Development. He is presently associate editor of the Journal of Political and Military Sociology.
