Militarisation by Popular Demand? Explaining the Politics of Internal Military Roles in Brazil

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ID4784010
AuthorsChristoph Harig (0000-0003-0520-7900, Helmut‐Schmidt‐Universität Hamburg Germany, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume41
Issue3
Pages465-482
Publication date2022-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBulletin of Latin American Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0261-3050 • E-ISSN: 1470-9856
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/blar.13289
OpenAlexW3183271846
LanguageEN
Citations received18
References cited30

Why are Latin American politicians drawing the armed forces into politics and public security? What consequences does this democratically controlled re-militarisation have for civil-military relations? With a case study of Brazil, this article introduces the conceptual tool of 'negative convergence': a widespread acceptance of increasing the military's internal roles among political leaders, military elites and society. Drawing upon public opinion surveys, the article analyses the 'demand' for internal military roles. A qualitative analysis of secondary literature and news reports then analyses the 'supply-side' of negative convergence: political leaders' willingness to increase the armed forces' internal roles and the military's reactions

Civil–military relations · Convergence (economics · Economic growth · Economics · Internal conflict · Internal security · Latin Americans · Military relations · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Sociology · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies · Law · Military History and Strategy · Peacebuilding and International Security · Public Administration

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