Ruling but not governing :
Cook, Steven A.
Ruling but not governing : the military and political development in Egypt, Algeria, and Turkey / Steven A. Cook. - xiii, 189 pages ; 24 cm
"A Council on Foreign Relations book"--P. facing t.p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A logic of regime stability -- The Egyptian, Algerian, and Turkish military enclaves : the contours of the officers' autonomy -- The pouvoir militaire and the failure to achieve a "just mean" -- Institutionalizing a military-founded system -- Turkish paradox : Islamist political power and the Kemalist political order -- Toward a democratic transition? : weakening the patterns of political inclusion and exclusion.
Highlights the critical role that the military plays in the stability of the Egyptian, Algerian, and, Turkish political systems. This study demonstrates that while the soldiers and materiel of Middle Eastern militaries form the obvious outer perimeter of regime protection, it is actually the less apparent that play the decisive role.
0801885914 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780801885914 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Civil-military relations.
Armed Forces--Political activity.
Democracy.
Democratization.
Egypt--Politics and government.
Algeria--Politics and government.
Turkey--Politics and government.
--Reading book
322.5 / COO
Ruling but not governing : the military and political development in Egypt, Algeria, and Turkey / Steven A. Cook. - xiii, 189 pages ; 24 cm
"A Council on Foreign Relations book"--P. facing t.p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A logic of regime stability -- The Egyptian, Algerian, and Turkish military enclaves : the contours of the officers' autonomy -- The pouvoir militaire and the failure to achieve a "just mean" -- Institutionalizing a military-founded system -- Turkish paradox : Islamist political power and the Kemalist political order -- Toward a democratic transition? : weakening the patterns of political inclusion and exclusion.
Highlights the critical role that the military plays in the stability of the Egyptian, Algerian, and, Turkish political systems. This study demonstrates that while the soldiers and materiel of Middle Eastern militaries form the obvious outer perimeter of regime protection, it is actually the less apparent that play the decisive role.
0801885914 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780801885914 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Civil-military relations.
Armed Forces--Political activity.
Democracy.
Democratization.
Egypt--Politics and government.
Algeria--Politics and government.
Turkey--Politics and government.
--Reading book
322.5 / COO