Pakistan: Persistent Praetorianism
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In: Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics
"Pakistan: Persistent Praetorianism" published on by Oxford University Press.
In: The journal of modern African studies: a quarterly survey of politics, economics & related topics in contemporary Africa, Band 10, Heft 2, S. 203-222
ISSN: 1469-7777
Within five years, some of the cadets to whom these remarks were addressed helped overthrow Kwame Nkrumah. Despite the warning, 'Politics are not for soldiers', the armed forces in Ghana – as in 14 other African states – assumed full political control. The military thus changed in Africa from relatively insignificant relics of colonial administration into prime arbiters of political disputes – settling arguments, in many instances, by the direct seizure of power. Praetorianism had reached south of the Sahara.
In: Journal of democracy, Band 19, Heft 4, S. 16-25
ISSN: 1086-3214
Abstract: An uneasy relationship between military and civilian power hangs like a cloud over the future of democratic reform in Pakistan. Praetorianism has been a deeply-ingrained feature in Pakistani politics since the country's birth, making depoliticization of the military a nettlesome task for any civilian government, particularly given that the military's "prerogatives" comprise the defense sector, internal security, legal system, and even foreign relations and nuclear weapons. With the ever-present threat of terrorism and the public insecurity and unrest terrorist acts provoke, authoritarian backsliding remains a sobering possibility.
In: Pacific affairs: an international review of Asia and the Pacific, Band 51, Heft 3, S. 406
ISSN: 1715-3379
In: The journal of modern African studies: a quarterly survey of politics, economics & related topics in contemporary Africa, Band 26, Heft 3, S. 403-435
ISSN: 1469-7777
Praetorianism has been authoritatively defined as a situation in which 'the military class of a given society exercises independent political power within it by virtue of an actual or threatened use of military force'.1A praetorian state, by elaboration, is one in which the military tends to intervene andpotentiallycould dominate the political system. The political processes of this statefavorthe development of the military as the core group and the growth of its expectations as a ruling class; its political leadership (as distinguished from bureaucratic, administrative and managerial leadership) is chiefly recruited from the military, or from groups sympathetic, or at least not antagonistic, to the military. Constitutional changes are effected and sustained by the militaty, and the army frequently intervenes in the government.2
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In: Foreign affairs: an American quarterly review, Band 76, Heft 2, S. 189
ISSN: 2327-7793
In: Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics
"Ghana: The Military in Transition from Praetorianism to Democratic Control" published on by Oxford University Press.
In: The round table: the Commonwealth journal of international affairs, Band 111, Heft 6, S. 672-684
ISSN: 1474-029X
In: The journal of communist studies, Band 1, Heft 3-4, S. 58-81
In: The Washington quarterly, Band 34, Heft 1, S. 45-59
ISSN: 1530-9177
In: Armed forces & society, S. 0095327X2311556
ISSN: 1556-0848
This study explores the varieties of civilian praetorianism or the different ways in which civilians enable and support military coups. It specifically argues that by shaping their access to different sets of resources, civilians' proximity to the political establishment and their level of social capital influence their method of support. Civilians linked to the political establishment wield resources better suited for enabling praetorianism through tactics like initiating or plotting coup conspiracies with military officers. Conversely, civilians with high levels of social capital hold resources valuable for consolidating praetorianism through tactics like providing post-coup support and neutralizing anti-coup opposition. Qualitative evidence from three coup episodes in Sudan demonstrates the argument's plausibility. By explaining the important variation in civilian capabilities and resources, this study advances research on civilian coup involvement, which—although understudied—is critical to understanding coup politics.
In: Social dynamics: SD ; a journal of the Centre for African Studies, University of Cape Town, Band 11, Heft 1, S. 84-87
ISSN: 1940-7874
In: Asian survey, Band 16, Heft 10, S. 918-930
ISSN: 1533-838X
In: Comparative politics, Band 6, Heft 4, S. 489
ISSN: 2151-6227