Learning Objectives

  1. Why does the military intervene in politics in certain countries and not in others?
     
  2. How can civilians maintain effective control over the military? When the military takes power, what explains how it rules and how much power, if any, it shares with civilians?
     
  3. What best explains why some new democracies survive while others revert to authoritarianism?
     
  4. Can a democracy survive in any country, or does it require a certain type of society, culture, or economy?