Background
Stepan, Alfred C. was born on July 22, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Alfred Charles and Mary Louise (Quinn) Stepan.
( The nature of the military institution in Brazil, its r...)
The nature of the military institution in Brazil, its relations with civilian governments up to 1964, and its use of power since the coup of that year are examined by Alfred Stepan. Throughout his study, while looking at the Brazilian experience, he tests and reformulates implicit and explicit models, propositions, and middle-range hypotheses in the literature of civil-military relations and in political development theory. Professor Stepan's analysis suggests that many of the expectations and hypotheses held by theoreticians and policymakers about the capabilities of the military in modernization need to be seriously qualified. His discussion of the socio-economic origins and career patterns of the officer corps and of the ideological changes within the Brazilian army makes extensive and systematic use of previously unexploited data: Brazilian military academy files, editorials, interviews with military and civilian leaders. Throughout, the experiences of Asian and African countries are compared to that of Brazil, thus providing a wide comparative framework. Contents: PART I: The Military in Politics: The Institutional Background. 1. Military Organizational Unity and National Orientation: Hypotheses and Qualifications. 2. The Size of the Military: Its Relevance for Political Behavior. 3. Social Origins and Internal Organization of the Officer Corps: Their Political Significance. PART II: The "Moderating Pattern" of Civil-Military Relations: Brazil, 1945-1964. 4. Civilian Aspects of the "Moderating Pattern." 5. The Functioning of the "Moderating Pattern"--A Comparative Analysis of Five Coups, 1945-1964. PART III: The Breakdown of the "Moderating Pattern" of Civil-Military Relations and the Emergence of Military Rule. 6. The Growing Sense of Crisis in the Regime, 1961-1964: Its Impact on the "Moderating Pattern." 7. The Impact of Political and Economic Crises on the Military: Growth of Institutional Fears, 1961-1964. 8. The Impact of Political and Economic Crises on the Military: The Escola Superior de Guerra and the Development of a New Military Ideology. 9. The Assumption of Power--The Revolution of 1964. PART IV: The Brazilian Military in Power, 1964-1968: A Case Study of the Political Problems of Military Government. 10. The Military in Power: First Political Decisions and Problems. 11. Military Unity and Military Succession: An Elite Analysis of the Castello Branco Government. 12. The Military as an Institution Versus the Military as Government. Index. Originally published in 1971. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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( Although the state's role in society has clearly expand...)
Although the state's role in society has clearly expanded since the 1930s, its independent effect on social structure and change has been given little weight in modern political theories. To bring theory more into line with reality, Stepan proposes a new model of state autonomy which he shows to be particularly well suited for understanding political developments in the Iberian countries and their former Latin-American colonies. Originally published in 1978. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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( The last four years have seen a remarkable resurgence o...)
The last four years have seen a remarkable resurgence of democracy in the Southern Cone of the Americas. Military regimes have been replaced in Argentina (1983), Uruguay (1985), and Brazil (1985). Despite great interest in these new democracies, the role of the military in the process of transition has been under-theorized and under-researched. Alfred Stepan, one of the best-known analysts of the military in politics, examines some of the reasons for this neglect and takes a new look at themes raised in his earlier work on the state, the breakdown of democracy, and the military. The reader of this book will gain a fresh understanding of new democracies and democratic movements throughout the world and their attempts to understand and control the military. An earlier version of this book has been a controversial best seller in Brazil. To examine the Brazilian case, the author uses a variety of new archival material and interviews, with comparative data from Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, and Spain. Brazilian military leaders had consolidated their hold on governmental power by strengthening the military-crafted intelligence services, but they eventually found these same intelligence systems to be a formidable threat. Professor Stepan explains how redemocratization occurred as the military reached into the civil sector for allies in its struggle against the growing influence of the intelligence community. He also explores dissension within the military and the continuing conflicts between the military and the civilian government.
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Political science educator author
Stepan, Alfred C. was born on July 22, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Alfred Charles and Mary Louise (Quinn) Stepan.
Bachelor of Arts, University Notre Dame, 1958; Bachelor of Arts, Balliol College, University of Oxford, England, 1961; Master of Arts, Balliol. College, Oxford University, England, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1969; Master of Arts honorary, Yale University, 1976.
Special correspondent, The Economist, 1964;
member of staff, Rand Corporation, 1966-1969;
assistant professor political science, Yale University, New Haven, 1970-1972;
associate professor, Yale University, New Haven, 1972-1976;
professor, Yale University, New Haven, 1976-1983;
chairman, Council Latin American Studies, Yale University, New Haven, 1972-1974, 76-81;
director, Concilium on International and Area Studies, Yale University, New Haven, 1982-1983;
dean, professor, School International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, New York City, 1983-1991;
Burgess professor political science, Columbia University, since 1990. Member international advisory council Centro de Estudios de Estado y Sociedad, Buenos Aires, Argentina, since 1976. Board directors Center Inter-American Relations, New York City, 1977-1984.
Member Commision on United States-Brazilian Relations, 1979-1980. Member of national Executive Committee Americans Watch, New York City, since 1982. Member of national advisory council W. Harriman Institute for Advanced Study Soviet Union, New York City, 1983-1991.
Fellow Institute Advanced Studies U. Sao Paulo, 1989. Visiting professor.Juan March Institute, 1990.
( Although the state's role in society has clearly expand...)
( The nature of the military institution in Brazil, its r...)
( The last four years have seen a remarkable resurgence o...)
(. "democracy in the shadow of imposed sovereignty")
Board directors Richard Tucker Music Foundation, New York City, since 1983, chairman 1985-1991. Trustee University Notre Dame, 1985-1991. Served to 1st lieutenant United States Marine Corps, 1960-1963.
Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member Foreign Policy Association (board governors since 1986), Council Foreign Relations.
Married Nancy Leys, January 10, 1964. Children: Adam, Tanya.