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020 _a9781584874379 (pbk.)
100 1 _aPORTER, Jack J.
245 _aThe construction of liberal democracy :
_bthe role of civil-military institutions in state and nation-building in west Germany and South Africa /
_cJack J. Porter
260 _aCarlisle, PA :
_bStrategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College,
_c[2010]
300 _avii, 61 p. ; 23 cm
500 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 54-61)
520 _aThis monograph analyzes the decisionmaking process behind the construction of German and South African armed forces in their transition to democracy. The writer begins the study by outlining the central theoretical and practical challenges associated with designing democratic armed forces and civil-military institutions and end with a brief list of policy recommendations for future efforts geared at democratizing formerly authorisation armed forces.
650 _aPOLITICAL ASPECTS
_xNATIONAL SECURITY
650 _aSOCIAL ASPECTS
_xNATIONAL SECURITY
650 _aGERMANY
_xDEMOCRACY
650 _aSOUTH AFRICA
_xDEMOCRACY
945 _i32903-1001
_rY
_sY
999 _c18286
_d18286