The Military’s Impact on Democratic Development: Midwives or gravediggers of democracy?

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David Kuehn

The Military’s Impact on Democratic Development

Midwives or gravediggers of democracy?

David Kuehn

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Routledge
30 June 2020

Peace studies & conflict resolution; Social & political philosophy; Political structures: democracy; Revolutionary groups & movements; Warfare & defence

Series: Democratization Special Issues

"Despite the decline in the number of military coups since the 1960s and 1970s, Militaries continue to be crucial political actors in many world regions. Their impact on the democratic development of nations, however, has been mixed. On the one hand, coups against democratically elected leaders in Mali (2012), Egypt (2013), and Thailand (2014) have spelled doom for these countries’ nascent democratic regimes and have ushered in new periods of military dominance in politics. The cases of Portugal (1974), the Philippines (1986), and Tunisia (2011), on the other hand, show that the military’s decision not to defend authoritarian leaders against mass protests contributed crucially to the fall of dictatorships and facilitated transitions to democracy. This volume addresses the military’s ambivalent role as ""midwife"" or ""gravedigger"" of democracy and highlights the often multi-layered and complex relationship between militaries’ political behaviour and democratization.

The chapters were originally published in a special issue of Democratization."

Edited by: David Kuehn
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367519650
ISBN 10: 0367519658
Series: Democratization Special Issues
Pages: 116
Publication Date: 30 June 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

David Kuehn is Senior Research Fellow at the GIGA Institute of Asian Studies in Hamburg, Germany. His main research interests include civil–military relations, democratization, authoritarianism and social science methodology.