Summer Timetable
POL300H1S L5101
Topics in Comparative Politics
Comparative Civil-Military Relations
Themes
The Armed Forces represents one of the most important institutions in the politics of any society. Its presence is more pronounced in some polities while in others, there is a strict military-civilian separation. In the most extreme cases involving coups, the military directly rules the country. Amongst these instances of coups, the military goes back to the barracks in some cases while in other states, it continues to hold onto power. This course presents an overview of the political relationships between the military and other social institutions. The first half of the course involves learning various theories of civil-military relations. In the second half, we will consider cases from various regions around the world and assess to what extent the theories we learn in the first half of the course are adequate in helping us explain and understand civil-military relations in those regions.
Texts
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Format and Requirements
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Prerequisites
1.0 POL credit
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