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by J. R. Seeley ; Volltext // Exemplar mit der Signatur: München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek -- Pol.g. 879 t

The paper deals with the topic of security bodies and their transformation during the transition to democracy. Theoretical framework for studying the security area lies in the transition and consolidation theory. Applying the theory to the security area is based on the hypothesis that theoretical assumptions with regard to the nature of the prior regime and the way the change of regime takes place can be applied to the area of security policy. At the same time, other significant factors may exist affecting the transformation process in the given area. The source of data consists in case studies of intelligence agency reforms following the transition to democracy. Conclusions conceived based on the example of intelligence services are consequently applied to the state security bodies as a whole. Selected cases have shown that assumptions of the transition and consolidation theory are applicable also in the area of security policy. Beside the original regime and the transition changes, the transformation of security bodies is also significantly influenced by the security situation and personal capacities of the new government.

by Jeffrey HerbstPrinceton University Press, 296 pp.,$21.95, ISBN 0691010285The Graves Are Not Yet Fullby Bill BerkeleyBasic Books, 2002, 320 pp., $17.00,ISBN 0465006426
Some thirty-two years ago, Albert O. Hirschman published an article in the journal World Politics entitled "The Search for Paradigms as a Hindrance to Our Understanding".1 In that article, he inveighed against what he called "the mindless use of paradigms" in Latin America by North American scholars who imagined that with the use of a single sharp edged analytical model, they could unlock the door to the mystery of underdevelopment in Latin America. By way of illustration, he analysed what were then two newly published books on Latin America: John Womack's now classic book, Zapata and the Mexican Revolution (New York, Alfred Knopf, 1968), and James L. Payne's Conflict in Colombia (New Haven, Yale University Press, 1968).