As one of the first countries to have successfully completed the transition from authoritarianism to stable democracy, Spain provides an excellent case study, with valuable lessons for many Latin American, southern European, and eastern European nations that are either making the transition from authoritarian to democratic rule or consolidating the transition in a stable regime. Focusing on the case of Spain after Franco's death, this book identifies the important factors, phases and negotiating points that contributed to Spain's success, including the monarch's intervention as head and symbol of the Spanish state. It also explains precisely what civilian leaders did to keep the military in check while the process of stabilization took place. It then sets Spain in the larger context of democratization in Latin America and Southern Europe, thereby further refining transition theory. This book should be of interest to political scientists and to sociologists who study democratization and European and Latin American politics.
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"Felipe Aguero's outstanding book provides a much needed framework for comparing the role of the military in transitions to democracy...This book stands not only as a fine contribution to the literature on democratic transitions, but it should also be recognized as a fine example of thoughtfully conceived and carefully structured comparative analysis."--'Comparative Politics' "Aguero argues that a central issue in civil-military relations in the transition from authoritarian rule to democratic governance concerns the relative em'power'ment possibilities available to military elites and civilian democratic reformer... [The work] is well written, and constitutes a major contribution to the subject of civil-military relations in rapidly democratizing countries."--'Journal of Peace Research' "Aguero's most important and original contribution is his development of an entirely compelling comparative framework with which he attempts to explain the role of the military during regime change. In the tradition of the best comparative research methodology, Aguero deftly uses the Spanish case for both inductive and illustrative purposes."--Donald Share, 'American Political Science Review'
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-8018-5085-1 (9780801850851)
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Felipe Ag|ero teaches political science at Ohio State University.
