Crafting Civilian Control of the Military in Venezuela: A Comparative Perspective

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CONTENTS n Acknowledgments n xi Abbreviations n xiii 1. Democracy and Civilian Control of the Armed Forces: Venezuela in Comparative Perspective n  2. A Lost Opportunity: The Failure of Democratization in Venezuela, – n  3. The  Transition to Democracy in Venezuela: Strategizing Civilian Control n  4. Statecraft and Military Subordination in Venezuela, – n  5. Civilian Control under Fire: Resisting Challenges from the Military in Venezuela,  n  6. Revolutionizing Civil-Military Relations? Hugo Chávez and the Fifth Republic in Venezuela, – n  7. Assessing the Relationship between Civilian Control of the Military and the Consolidation of Democracy n  Notes n  References n  Index n  This page intentionally left blank FIGURES AND TABLES n Figures . State Jurisdictional Boundaries: Where Is Military Participation Most Threatening to Democracy?  . Possible Outcomes in Civil-Military Relations Following a Transition to Democracy  . Types of Jurisdictional Boundaries in Emerging Democracies  . Civil-Military Jurisdictional Boundaries, ca. : Institutional Reforms Expand Military Autonomy and Jurisdiction  . Civil-Military Jurisdictional Boundaries, ca. : The Armed Forces Prepare to Take Power  . Civil-Military Jurisdictional Boundaries, ca. June : Prior to Castro León Coup Attempt  . Civil-Military Jurisdictional Boundaries, ca. December : Government Strategies Reduce Military Jurisdiction  . Civil-Military Jurisdictional Boundaries, ca. : Consolidating Control by Containment of Armed Forces  . Civil-Military Jurisdictional Boundaries, ca. : Counterinsurgency Warfare Expands Armed Forces’ Jurisdictional Boundaries  . Civil-Military Jurisdictional Boundaries, ca. : Civilian Control by Containment Is Consolidated  . Civil-Military Jurisdictional Boundaries, ca. : Increased Politicization of Armed Forces Reduces Their Autonomy  . Civil-Military Jurisdictional Boundaries, ca. : Armed Forces Drawn into Internal Security  . Civil-Military Jurisdictional Boundaries, ca. : Expansive Military Jurisdictions Threaten Civilian Control  x Figures and Tables . Civil-Military Jurisdictional Boundaries, ca. : Civilian Control by Containment Restored  . Civil-Military Jurisdictional Boundaries, ca. : Military Jurisdictional Boundaries Expand  . Civil-Military Jurisdictional Boundaries, ca. : Institutional Civilian Control Collapses  . Outcomes in Civilian Control  Tables . Comparative Government Expenditures per Soldier, –  . Comparative Government Expenditures per Soldier, –  ...