Soldiers in Politics
New Insights on Latin American Armed Forces
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4286466 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth H Hyman (Washington, D.C., corresponding author) |
| Year | 1972 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 401-418 |
| Publication date | 1972-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Science Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3195 • E-ISSN: 1538-165X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2149208 |
| OpenAlex | W2335766236 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
In Latin America the 196os was a period of widening military roles in politics and renewed concern with military behavior in political life. As the armed forces took a larger share in government, there arose a corresponding pressure for explanations and interpretations of military behavior. Historians, however, had barely started basic studies of military institutions in the national politics of individual countries and political scientists had only begun to roll up their guns. In the absence of much information about national military establishments, the studies undertaken in the 196os had to be based on guesses or incomplete information in some important areas. Under the pressure for quick results, the process of appraising and explaining military behavior was also subject to the pull of contrary forces because of the highly controversial nature of the subject. As a result, explanations and judgments of military behavior became influential when they had value as arguments either for or against the legitimacy of the military's roles in politics. Once a stereotype of military behavior was formed, gained currency, and became widely accepted, it gave rise to a countering stereotype in the continuing debate. Consequently the dominant theories used to explain, interpret, and judge military behavior in politics and to provide a basis for analysis and recommendations
Economics · Government (linguistics) · Latin Americans · Legitimacy · Military government · Military science · Military theory · Military threat · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Sociology · Subject (documents) · International Relations in Latin America · Law · Military History and Strategy
Corporatism and Development in the Iberic-Latin World
The State in Latin America. The Military in Latin American Politics
Armies and Politics in Latin America
Armies and Politics in Latin America
The Influence of Military Service on Social Consciousness and Protest Behavior
Argentina, 1945-1971
Armies of the Caribbean
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 1974 - 1987 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |