Conceptualizing Military Acceptance of Civilian Control: Ideological Cohesion, Military Responsibilities, and the Military's Propensity for Subordination in Brazil and Venezuela

Abstract

This thesis examines the military's tendency to accept or reject civilian control in Brazil and Venezuela. A theoretical model is developed which conceives of the military's propensity for subordination as a function of changes in the level of ideological cohesion between military and civilian elites and in the scope of military responsibilities. This model is then applied to Brazil and Venezuela to explain changes in the existence of civilian control. The study concludes with an assessment of lessons learned and discusses the model's relevance in terms of reducing the likelihood of military intervention in government.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA243472

Entities

People

  • Patrick M. Flood

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Insurgency
  • International Relations
  • Military Education
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Science
  • Political Systems
  • Students
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.