Security challenges and military politics in East Asia : from state-building to post-democratization / Jongseok Woo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

U, Chong-won, 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil-military relations--East Asia--Case studies.

Civil-military relations.

National security--East Asia--Case studies.

National security.

Democratization--East Asia--Case studies.

Democratization.

East Asia--Armed Forces--Political activity--Case studies.

East Asia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Continuum, 2011.

Summary:

The work brings together theory and empirical study, analyzing how security threats have shaped the military's organization, doctrine, and domestic political role at various stages of political development, from the state-building period to today's post-democratization era. Using four representative case studies, Woo sets to answer: What determines the armed forces' political influence? How does it affect political development? How do democratically elected leaders establish civilian control over them?. The book first looks at how security threats led to military expansion and authoritarianism

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Security Challenges and the Military in East Asia; Chapter Two: State-Building and Army-Building; Chapter Three: The Dynamics of Military Intervention; Chapter Four: Democratization and Building Democratic Armies; Chapter Five: The Military and Democratic Consolidation; Chapter Six: Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613015914

9781283015912

1283015919

9781441199270

1441199276

OCLC:

705538288