Democratization and the Philippine military: a comparison of the approaches used by the Aquino and Ramos administrations in re-imposing civilian supremacy.

In building a democratic society, subordinating the military to elected civilian leaders is necessary. Civilian supremacy entails that elected leaders must be able to exercise power without military interference. The range of measures crucial for civilian supremacy include: removing the military fro...

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spelling ndltd-NEU--neu-cj82p313q2016-12-15T03:58:33ZDemocratization and the Philippine military: a comparison of the approaches used by the Aquino and Ramos administrations in re-imposing civilian supremacy.In building a democratic society, subordinating the military to elected civilian leaders is necessary. Civilian supremacy entails that elected leaders must be able to exercise power without military interference. The range of measures crucial for civilian supremacy include: removing the military from economic and political roles; enhancing professionalism; joint civilian and military decision making in security and defense issues; indoctrinating the military with a role orientation compatible with democracy; and establishing mechanisms of civilian control.http://hdl.handle.net/2047/D20235043
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description In building a democratic society, subordinating the military to elected civilian leaders is necessary. Civilian supremacy entails that elected leaders must be able to exercise power without military interference. The range of measures crucial for civilian supremacy include: removing the military from economic and political roles; enhancing professionalism; joint civilian and military decision making in security and defense issues; indoctrinating the military with a role orientation compatible with democracy; and establishing mechanisms of civilian control.
title Democratization and the Philippine military: a comparison of the approaches used by the Aquino and Ramos administrations in re-imposing civilian supremacy.
spellingShingle Democratization and the Philippine military: a comparison of the approaches used by the Aquino and Ramos administrations in re-imposing civilian supremacy.
title_short Democratization and the Philippine military: a comparison of the approaches used by the Aquino and Ramos administrations in re-imposing civilian supremacy.
title_full Democratization and the Philippine military: a comparison of the approaches used by the Aquino and Ramos administrations in re-imposing civilian supremacy.
title_fullStr Democratization and the Philippine military: a comparison of the approaches used by the Aquino and Ramos administrations in re-imposing civilian supremacy.
title_full_unstemmed Democratization and the Philippine military: a comparison of the approaches used by the Aquino and Ramos administrations in re-imposing civilian supremacy.
title_sort democratization and the philippine military: a comparison of the approaches used by the aquino and ramos administrations in re-imposing civilian supremacy.
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