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Security Challenges in Latin America
Author(s) -
Diamint Rut
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
bulletin of latin american research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1470-9856
pISSN - 0261-3050
DOI - 10.1111/j.1470-9856.2004.00095.x
Subject(s) - latin americans , democracy , consolidation (business) , democratic consolidation , political science , development economics , political economy , public administration , democratization , law , sociology , economics , politics , finance
This article challenges established security ideas on Latin America, beginning with the assumption that militarised states and military coups d'état now belong to a bygone era. The attempt is to demonstrate that, despite a regional framework for cooperation, democratic governments here have not established a democratic process of decision‐making, particularly where security issues are concerned. This absence of democratic civil control over the military could challenge, and even potentially undermine, the consolidation of democracy in Latin America.