ISBN:
9783642296246
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XX, 239 p. 9 illus, digital)
Series Statement:
Global Power Shift, Comparative Analysis and Perspectives
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Series Statement:
Bücher
Parallel Title:
Buchausg. u.d.T. The politics of military reform
DDC:
320
Keywords:
Social sciences
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Constitutional law
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Social Sciences
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Social sciences
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Constitutional law
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Indonesien
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Militär
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Reform
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Nigeria
Abstract:
This volume seeks to explain why democratization and military reforms stagnate in newly democratizing countries. The contributions blend historical, ideational, cultural and structural explanatory factors to analyze the trajectories of military reform in Indonesia and Nigeria, two major regional powers that share many structural commonalities. In the tradition of the literature on security sector reform (SSR), the book not only scrutinizes executive initiatives toward military reform, but also provides ample coverage of societal actors. Findings show that while military reform is stagnating in both countries, societal forces ought to be taken into account more as major driving forces in explaining military reform. Several chapters study how legislatures, non-governmental organizations and the civilian defence epistemic community contribute to the transformation of military institutions. The last part of the book tackles another aspect rarely studied in the literature on military reform, namely, the role of militias in military reform.
Description / Table of Contents:
The Politics of Military Reform; Experiences from Indonesia and Nigeria; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; Contributors; Part I: Introduction; Chapter 1: The Politics of Military Reform in Indonesia and Nigeria; Why Indonesia and Nigeria?; Studying Civil-Military Relations in Indonesia and Nigeria; Three Dominant Approaches; Organization of the Volume; References; Part II: Military Reform in Indonesia and Nigeria; Chapter 2: Taking Stock of Military Reform in Indonesia; Introduction; Military Dual-function During Suharto Era
Description / Table of Contents:
Post-Suharto Military ReformMajor Strategic Gaps During Twelve Years of Military Reform; Regulation Loopholes and Policy Vacuum; Defense-Economic Gap; The Shortcomings of Democratic Civilian Control; Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 3: Taking Stock of Military Reform in Nigeria; Introduction; The Military in Nigerian Politics; The Military´s Engineered Transition and Reform (1998-1999); Military Reforms Under Executive Dominance (1999-2001); Stagnant Military Reforms: Failing Democratic Control of the Armed Forces (2001-2010)
Description / Table of Contents:
Democratic Control of the Military Through Constitutional Amendments and LegislationDemocratic Control Beyond the Executive; Reforming Policy and Budgetary Practices; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Reinventing the Military as a Political Actor: Alternative Discourses of Civil-Military Relations in Nigeria; Introduction; The Military as a Political Actor; Civilian Supremacy and the Dynamics of Regulation of the Military; Discourses on Civil-Military Relations in Nigeria; The Civil-Military Dyarchy; The Socialist Model; The Developmental Militia Model; Conscious Civilianization
Description / Table of Contents:
The Western Liberal ModelThe Military´s Adaptation to the Democratic Setting; Re-professionalization of the Armed Forces; Civil-Military Relations: Towards Mutual Confidence-Building; The Armed Forces and Societal Penetration; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Military Businesses in Post-Suharto Indonesia: Decline, Reform and Persistence; Military Businesses and Off-Budget Funding in Indonesia: A Brief History; Military Businesses and Self-Financing After 1998; The Push for Reform of TNI´s Businesses; Conclusion: Military Businesses in Indonesia: Limited Reform, Continued Problems
Description / Table of Contents:
ReferencesPart III: Legislatures and Non-state Actors in Military Reform; Chapter 6: The Legislature and Military Reform in Indonesia; Introduction; The Legislature in Indonesia; The Legislature and Military Reform in Indonesia; The Legislature and Military Representation; The Legislature and Military Legislation; The Legislature and Military Oversight; Conclusion; References; Chapter 7: The Role of Civil Society in Indonesia´s Military Reform; Introduction; Opening Up the Space: Democratization, Military Reform and the Civil Society
Description / Table of Contents:
The Birth of Civil Society Actors: The Case of the ProPatria Coalition
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DOI:
10.1007/978-3-642-29624-6
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