Presidentialism and Civil-Military Relations - Brazil in Comparative Perspective

In an era of resurgent military political activism, this volume examines the cross-national drivers of cabinet militarization in democratic regimes, and provides an in-depth study of its causes and consequences in Brazil.
 
 

List of contents

.- Introduction.
.- Presidentialism and Civil-Military Relations: Literature Review, Cross-National Evidence, and Key Propositions.
.- Historical Overview of Presidential-Military Relations in Brazil in 1985-2022.
.- The March Towards Abdication: The Role of the Brazilian Congress in Civil-Military Relations.
.- Explaining Extreme Militarization under Bolsonaro.
.- The Impact of Executive-Legislative Relations and Civil-Military Relations on Defense Spending.
.- One Step Forward, One Step Back: The Impact of the Defense Ministry on Defense Policymaking in Brazil.
Conclusion: Brazil in Comparative Perspective.

About the author

Octavio Amorim Neto is Professor of Political Science at the Getulio Vargas Foundation, Rio de Janeiro.
Igor Acácio is Assistant Professor of Political Science at California State University, Fullerton.
 

Product details

• Authors: Igor Acácio, Octavio Amorim Neto
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 01.01.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9783031831126
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3183112-6
• No. of pages: 282
• Illustrations: XXI, 282 p. 31 illus., 9 illus. in color.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Presidential Politics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; Krieg und Verteidigung, Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften, Politische Strukturen und Prozesse, auseinandersetzen, Comparative Politics, Military and Defence Studies, Political Leadership, civil-military relations, Brazilian military, defense spending, executive-legislative relations, defense policymaking, coalitional presidentialism