Military Elites and Democratization: Ghana and Nigeria
Anene, John N, Journal of Political and Military Sociology
MILITARY ELITES AND DEMOCRATIZATION: GHANA AND NIGERIA1
This study shows that intramilitary elite competitive politics between the military democrats and autocrats determine the nature of democratization in Ghana and Nigeria. Also, the duration of the democratic transition is linked to the resolution of the intramilitary democratization puzzle within the political military domain. It was also found that the political sociology of military coup behavior reveals the profiles of the military democratic and autocratic elite groups in the armed forces organization. Furthermore, the active support of retired ranking military elites for civilian electoral rule, since the 1990s, enhances …
The rest of this article is only available to active members of Questia
Sign up now for a free, 1-day trial and receive full access to:
- Questia's entire collection
- Automatic bibliography creation
- More helpful research tools like notes, citations, and highlights
- Ad-free environment
Already a member? Log in now.
Questia, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning. www.questia.com
Publication information:
Article title: Military Elites and Democratization: Ghana and Nigeria.
Contributors: Anene, John N - Author.
Journal title: Journal of Political and Military Sociology.
Volume: 28.
Issue: 2
Publication date: Winter 2000.
Page number: 230+.
© Dr. George Kourvetaris Winter 1996.
Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.
This material is protected by copyright and, with the exception of fair use, may not be further copied, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means.
One moment ...
- Georgia
- Arial
- Times New Roman
- Verdana
- Courier/monospaced
Reset