Civil-Military Relations in Colombia

A Societal Explanation

Bibliographic Data

ID4547359
AuthorsJ Mark Ruhl (Dickinson College, corresponding author)
Year1981
Volume23
Issue2
Pages123-146
Publication date1981-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-1937 • E-ISSN: 2162-2736
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/165762
OpenAlexW2783262855
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited12

In spite of the reestablishment of civilian democracy in Ecuador and Peru, military government continues to be the norm in Latin America. In recent years, many scholars have examined the rise of military regimes in the region in order to gain a better understanding of the dynamics of civil-military relations. Few analysts, however, have studied civil-military relations in the handful of nations where civilian government has persisted. The purpose of this analysis is, therefore, to contribute to a broader understanding of Latin American military behavior by attempting to explain the Colombian armed forces' atypical obedience to civilian authority

Civil–military relations · Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Government (linguistics) · Latin Americans · Military government · Norm (philosophy) · Obedience · Order (exchange) · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia · History and Politics in Latin America · International Relations in Latin America · Law

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