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An Approach to the Study of the Latin American Military

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Thomas I. Dickson Jr.
Thomas I. Dickson Jr.*
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Department of Political Science, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
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Political scientists today are deeply engaged in the search for better ways to study the phenomena within their purview and for more insightful characterizations of political processes. Examination of the politically active military in developing countries has not escaped the trend. Yet this remains a segment of the discipline where impressionism and conjecture still are much in vogue. Indeed, the state of the art of analysis of the military role in less-developed areas is discouraging to some (Nordlinger, 1970). Even without taking a glum view, however, there is ample room to hold that more precise and structured studies of the politicomilitary phenomenon are much needed. The approach to the study of the Latin American military suggested here, which has possible applications to other geographic sectors of the underdeveloped world, is not intended to substitute for, but rather to complement forms of analysis that customarily have been followed.

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Research Article
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Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs , Volume 14 , Issue 4: Special Issue: Military and Reform Governments in Latin America , November 1972 , pp. 455 - 468
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Copyright © University of Miami 1972

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