Informal Civil-Military Relations in Latin America
Why Politicians and Soldiers Choose Unofficial Venues
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2340722 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Pion-Berlin (0000-0002-9887-7083, University of California, Riverside, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 526-544 |
| Publication date | 2010-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Armed Forces & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0095-327X • E-ISSN: 1556-0848 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0095327x09352961 |
| OpenAlex | W2107434074 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 15 |
This study examines the phenomenon of informal civil-military relations. Informal behaviors are those that normally do not occur within the chain of command, are not mandated by law, and do not conform to official procedures. Politicians and soldiers discover that formal, institutional routines are sometimes too constraining and that they can advance their interests more effectively by amending, circumventing, or violating those routines. The party most aggrieved by the rules of the game initiates an informal solution. Whether the other side goes along depends on how divergent its preferences are with the aggrieved party. Greatly divergent preferences result in unilateral informalities, less divergent but still negotiable positions yield bilateral-conflictive encounters, and convergent preferences result in cooperative ventures. Case studies on Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia exemplify three different kinds of informal encounters and their impacts on civilian policy choices and military interests
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| Citations per year | 0.62 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |