Craig L Arceneaux
Biographic Data
| ID | 4418735 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Craig L Arceneaux |
| GIVEN NAMES | Craig L |
| FAMILY NAME | Arceneaux |
| SIGNATURE | ARCENEAUX C L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Riverside |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Political Struggle in Latin America
TheMyth of the Democratic Peacekeeper
Issues, Threats, and Institutions
Over time, the Organization of American States has become institutionally and normatively more capable of defending democracy in the region. Yet the OAS is as selective in its interventions on behalf of democratic promotion today as it was in the early 1990s. To explain this puzzle, this study disaggregates democratic dilemmas according to issue areas, threats, and contingencies. It finds that the OAS responds more forcefully when the problem pre…
Crises in the Andes
It is truly striking to consider how easily the Andean region is overlooked in discussions on contemporary political concerns. Consider, for example, that the massive aid package from the United States, Plan Colombia, features a one-dimensional concentration on military aid. Moreover, it largely targets just one country, despite the broader socioeconomic underpinnings and regional dynamics of drug trafficking and the attendant guerrilla insurgenc…
Decision-Makers or Decision-Takers? Military Missions and Civilian Control in Democratic South America
The conclusion of the Cold War and the re-emergence of democracy in South America has removed principal enemies, both internal and external, while economic integration has softened contentious border disputes. This changed environment has led the military to rethink its role and search for new missions. While many purportedly 'new' missions were not unheard of in the past, they have recently taken on greater importance. Are some of these activiti…
Tipping the Civil-Military Balance
Human rights issues topped the agenda for many democratic presidents who followed repressive military regimes in Latin America. Traditional approaches assume that the military is powerful enough to suppress human rights initiatives. Transitions approaches closely link success or failure to military power at the time of regime change. Evidence shows not only that there were instances of policy success but also that these are not fully explained by…
Institutional design, military rule, and regime transition in Argentina (1976-1983)
Institutional Design, Military Rule, and Regime Transition in Argentina (1976-1983)
In this essay, I argue that institutions in military regimes have a significant impact not only on regime durability, but also on the level of control the military is likely to exert when it withdraws from rule. Borrowing from a typology of military regimes developed by Karen Remmer, I note how the feudal regime engenders a level of investment that drives it to remain in office despite the inability of this institutional arrangement to contain po…
Tipping the Civil-Military Balance
Human rights issues topped the agenda for many democratic presidents who followed repressive military regimes in Latin America. Traditional approaches assume that the military is powerful enough to suppress human rights initiatives. Transitions approaches closely link success or failure to military power at the time of regime change. Evidence shows not only that there were instances of policy success but also that these are not fully explained by…
Decision-Makers or Decision-Takers? Military Missions and Civilian Control in Democratic South America
The conclusion of the Cold War and the re-emergence of democracy in South America has removed principal enemies, both internal and external, while economic integration has softened contentious border disputes. This changed environment has led the military to rethink its role and search for new missions. While many purportedly 'new' missions were not unheard of in the past, they have recently taken on greater importance. Are some of these activiti…
Issues, Threats, and Institutions
Over time, the Organization of American States has become institutionally and normatively more capable of defending democracy in the region. Yet the OAS is as selective in its interventions on behalf of democratic promotion today as it was in the early 1990s. To explain this puzzle, this study disaggregates democratic dilemmas according to issue areas, threats, and contingencies. It finds that the OAS responds more forcefully when the problem pre…
Institutional design, military rule, and regime transition in Argentina (1976-1983)
Institutional design, military rule, and regime transition in Argentina (1976-1983)
Institutional Design, Military Rule, and Regime Transition in Argentina (1976-1983)
In this essay, I argue that institutions in military regimes have a significant impact not only on regime durability, but also on the level of control the military is likely to exert when it withdraws from rule. Borrowing from a typology of military regimes developed by Karen Remmer, I note how the feudal regime engenders a level of investment that drives it to remain in office despite the inability of this institutional arrangement to contain po…
Tipping the Civil-Military Balance
Human rights issues topped the agenda for many democratic presidents who followed repressive military regimes in Latin America. Traditional approaches assume that the military is powerful enough to suppress human rights initiatives. Transitions approaches closely link success or failure to military power at the time of regime change. Evidence shows not only that there were instances of policy success but also that these are not fully explained by…
Decision-Makers or Decision-Takers? Military Missions and Civilian Control in Democratic South America
The conclusion of the Cold War and the re-emergence of democracy in South America has removed principal enemies, both internal and external, while economic integration has softened contentious border disputes. This changed environment has led the military to rethink its role and search for new missions. While many purportedly 'new' missions were not unheard of in the past, they have recently taken on greater importance. Are some of these activiti…
Crises in the Andes
It is truly striking to consider how easily the Andean region is overlooked in discussions on contemporary political concerns. Consider, for example, that the massive aid package from the United States, Plan Colombia, features a one-dimensional concentration on military aid. Moreover, it largely targets just one country, despite the broader socioeconomic underpinnings and regional dynamics of drug trafficking and the attendant guerrilla insurgenc…
Issues, Threats, and Institutions
Over time, the Organization of American States has become institutionally and normatively more capable of defending democracy in the region. Yet the OAS is as selective in its interventions on behalf of democratic promotion today as it was in the early 1990s. To explain this puzzle, this study disaggregates democratic dilemmas according to issue areas, threats, and contingencies. It finds that the OAS responds more forcefully when the problem pre…
TheMyth of the Democratic Peacekeeper
Political Struggle in Latin America
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