Presidentialism and Civil-Military Relations

Brazil in Comparative Perspective
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-3-031-83112-6
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 506 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Presidential Politics

In an era of resurgent military political activism, this volume examines the cross-national drivers of cabinet militarization in democratic regimes, and provides an in-depth study of its causes and consequences in Brazil.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Amorim Neto, Octavio

Acácio, Igor

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Politische Führung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

.- Introduction.

.- Presidentialism and Civil-Military Relations: Literature Review, Cross-National Evidence, and Key Propositions.

.- Historical Overview of Presidential-Military Relations in Brazil in 1985-2022.

.- The March Towards Abdication: The Role of the Brazilian Congress in Civil-Military Relations.

.- Explaining Extreme Militarization under Bolsonaro.

.- The Impact of Executive-Legislative Relations and Civil-Military Relations on Defense Spending.

.- One Step Forward, One Step Back: The Impact of the Defense Ministry on Defense Policymaking in Brazil.

Conclusion: Brazil in Comparative Perspective.

Über Autor(innen)

Octavio Amorim Neto is Professor of Political Science at the Getulio Vargas Foundation, Rio de Janeiro.

Igor Acácio is Assistant Professor of Political Science at California State University, Fullerton.