Civil-military relations : building democracy and regional security in Latin America, Southern Asia, and Central Europe / edited by David R. Mares.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Civil-Military Relations, Democracy, and the Regional Neighborhood / David R. Mares -- Pt. 1. Conceptions of Civil-Military Relations and Democracy. 2. Concordance Theory: The Cases of India and Pakistan / Rebecca L. Schiff. 3. Civil-Military Relations in Indonesia: The Case of ABRI's Dual Function / J. Soedjati Djiwandono. 4. Civil-Military Relations in Venezuela / Gisela Gomez Sucre and Maria Dolores Cornett -- Pt. 2. Civilian-Dominated Relationships. 5. From Confrontation to Cooperation: Democratic Governance and Argentine Foreign Relations / David Pion-Berlin. 6. Civil-Military Relations in the Czech and Slovak Republics / Thomas S. Szayna. 7. The Restructuring of Civil-Military Relations in Poland Since 1989 / Mark Kramer -- Pt. 3. Civil-Military Partnerships. 8. Civil-Military Relations in Chile's Geopolitical Transition / Francisco Rojas and Claudio Fuentes. 9. Changing Patterns of Civil-Military Relations and Thailand's Regional Outlook / Surachart Bamrungsuk.

10. The Interplay of Internal War and Democratization in Guatemala Since 1982 / Caesar D. Sereseres. 11. Democratization and International Integration: The Role of the Armed Forces in Brazil's Grand Strategy / Thomaz Guedes da Costa. 12. Conclusion: Civil-Military Relations, Democracy, and Regional Security in Comparative Perspective / David R. Mares.

With the end of the Cold War the attention of policymakers, political activists, and academics has focused on the factors that promote democracy and regional peace. From both a theoretical and empirical perspective, the contributors to this volume examine the claim that civilian domination is the only form compatible with democracy and regional peace.