The diffusion of parliamentary oversight
Investigating the democratization of the armed forces in Indonesia and Nigeria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6050024 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maria-Gabriela Manea (Political Science, Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat Freiburg, Freiburg i. Br., Germany, corresponding author), Jürgen Rüland (0000-0002-8885-0207, Political Science/Chair of International Politics, Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat Freiburg, Freiburg i. Br., Germany) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 165-185 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-14 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-9775 • E-ISSN: 1469-3631 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13569775.2019.1703067 |
| OpenAlex | W2995927073 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 31 |
Parliamentary control of the armed forces is a core norm of the liberal security sector reform paradigm. Western governments and transnational actors have spread this norm to democratizing states through financial and technical assistance. This article examines its diffusion to two new democracies of the Global South, Indonesia and Nigeria. Past research on civil–military relations has relied on historical and rationalist explanations of ideational and institutional change. Employing diffusion theory, this article adopts an alternative approach. The findings display major differences: while Nigerian reformers contented themselves with a mere mimicry of the new externally propagated norm, the Indonesian contestation over parliamentary oversight has produced 'constitutive localization
Civil society · Democracy · Democratization · Development economics · Diffusion theory · Economics · Economy · Indonesian · Law and economics · Norm (philosophy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Political Conflict and Governance
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| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |