Binding militaries to democratic concepts: the role of civilian policymakers in Brazil and Chile

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dc.contributor.authorKenkel, Kai Michael
dc.contributor.authorJenne, Nicole
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-19T13:31:54Z
dc.date.available2025-12-19T13:31:54Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractIn this article, we argue that civilian deference to the military in security policymakingis a key factor contributing to faulty threat assessment and declining militaryeffectiveness. Civilian participation in defence policymaking is vital tooperationalizing both governmental normative orientations and conceptualinnovations in security thinking into the policy domain; in their absence, military-led policy documents eventually reflect the corporate interests of the military ratherthan a democratically defined national interest. We highlight the inadequacy ofinstitutionalist accounts using recent literature on role conceptions, effectivenessand organizational learning. We probe our claim by examining two diverse casesfrom Latin America: Brazil and Chile. In Brazil, the civilian leadership relies on themilitary for threat assessment. The military is still beholden to a dated version ofanticommunism and has focused on internal enemies, leading to inadequatedoctrinal responses to external threats and diminished operational effectiveness. InChile, on the other hand, civilians have succeeded in defining an updated, broadersecurity agenda which has gradually become part of the military’s self-understanding. This study advances the literature by conceptualizing a concretemechanism of how civilian involvement in security policymaking safeguards militaryeffectiveness, demonstrating that civilian control is beneficial to both sets of actorsinvolved
dc.format.extent23 páginas
dc.fuente.origenORCID
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/13510347.2025.2592834
dc.identifier.eissn1743-890X
dc.identifier.issn1351-0347
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2025.2592834
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/107457
dc.identifier.wosid001634065700001
dc.information.autorucInstituto de Ciencia Política; Jenne, Nicole; 0000-0001-7114-3146; 1031002
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesocontenido parcial
dc.revistaDEMOCRATIZATION
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectCivil–military relations
dc.subjectCivilian control
dc.subjectArmed forces
dc.subjectMilitary effectiveness
dc.subjectBrazil
dc.subjectChile
dc.subject.ddc350
dc.subject.ods16 Peace, justice and strong institutions
dc.subject.odspa16 Paz, justicia e instituciones solidas
dc.titleBinding militaries to democratic concepts: the role of civilian policymakers in Brazil and Chile
dc.typeartículo
sipa.codpersvinculados1031002
sipa.trazabilidadORCID;2025-12-15
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