This book examines the role of the military in the wave of
democratization that has swept through Latin America in the past
decade. Although much of the leading literature on the transition
to democracy recognizes the importance of hardline and softline
factions within the military in this process, the author takes this
study one step further to investigate the motivations of the
military officers themselves. Using the cases of Brazil and
Bolivia, and relying on dozens of interviews with military
officers, politicians, jurists, and other observers throughout
Latin America, he determines that the factions' attitudes do not
depend primarily on ideological commitment but on the leaders'
calculation, as to the career benefits to their followers of either
supporting or opposing democratization. In terms of policy making,
it is important to recognize this distinction in order to help
preserve the fragile democracies which are already under threat
from the military once again.
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