Graduation Year
2016
Date of Submission
12-2015
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
International Relations
Reader 1
Roderic Camp
Rights Information
© 2015 Eli B Landman
Abstract
This paper examines the history of civil military relations in Mexico and Argentina in an attempt to understand why Mexico was able to subordinate its military following the fall of the Porfírian military regime, while Argentina experienced decades of military intervention into the civilian sphere. It argues that strong governmental and political institutions in Mexico were the key to subordinating the Mexican military to civilian control, while patterns of populist political movements in Argentina hampered the formation of strong governmental institutions that would have enabled the subordination of the military to civilian control.
Recommended Citation
Landman, Eli, "The Importance of Strong Governmental Institutions in Military Subordination: Mexico and Argentina, a Comparative Study" (2016). CMC Senior Theses. 1265.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1265
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