Comparative Government and Politics pp 367-393 | Cite as
The Military and the Police
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Abstract
Whatever their political complexion, all regimes face the problem of coming to terms with non-elected institutions. The military and the police force play crucial roles not just in society, but also in politics. Military coups in the third world bear ample testimony to the impact of armed forces in domestic politics. However, the military also influence government in the first and second worlds, although in less dramatic ways.
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Key reading
- Decalo, S. (1976) Coups and Army Rule in Africa, (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press). An excellent introduction to military rule in Africa, written near the peak period of military rule.Google Scholar
- Munck, R. (1989) Latin America: The Transition to Democracy, (London: Zed). Analyses how and why military regimes have given way to civilian governments in Latin America.Google Scholar
- Brewer, J. et al. (1988) The Police, Public Order and the State (Basingstoke: Macmillan). A comparative study of the police in Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the Irish Republic, the United States, Israel, South Africa and China.Google Scholar
- Orwell, G. (1962) Nineteen Eighty-Four (London: Seeker & Warburg). The classic nightmare vision of life in a police state.Google Scholar
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© Rod Hague, Martin Harrop and Shaun Breslin 1992