Publication: The military ghost: why do South American countries still fear the military in politics? A tentative answer from the balance of power in the political transition.
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2024-05-03
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Lorencini, Bruno Cesar. 2024. The military ghost: why do South American countries still fear the military in politics? A tentative answer from the balance of power in the political transition.. Master's thesis, Harvard University Division of Continuing Education.
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This thesis investigates the persistence of military influence in politics in South
American countries. By studying the cases of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay, the
study focuses on the power distribution between the military and the civilian opposition
during the political transition, building the hypothesis that this distribution strongly
influences the quality of civil-military relations in these countries and thus the quality of
democracy. The approach to examining the balance of forces during democratization
considers an eclectic theoretical framework based on structural and institutional criteria.
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Balance of power, Democratization, Military dictatorship, Political transition, South America, Political science
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