Internal Security Services in Liberalizing States: Transitions, Turmoil, and (In)security

Derdzinski, Joseph L.

ISBN 10: 0754675041 / ISBN 13: 9780754675044

Published by Ashgate Pub Co, 2009

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167 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Internal Security Services in Liberalizing States: Transitions, Turmoil, and (In)security
• Publisher: Ashgate Pub Co
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0754675041
• ISBN 13: 9780754675044
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.48 kilograms

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Synopsis

Among the states that have moved from authoritarianism in the past 15 years, most have not moved beyond the mere procedures of democracy. They remain entrenched in a 'grey area' in which neither authoritarian nor democratic governance has been established, where incomplete transitions to democracy remain the procedural norm. Internal Security Services in Liberalizing States is an excellent scholarly resource focusing on democracy and its non-democratic institutions in an era of stalled liberalization. It provides a comparative account of the internal security situations of Morocco and Indonesia and makes a significant contribution to the fields of comparative politics, including comparative democratization, intelligence and politics, international security and terrorism, as well as to courses on Morocco, the Maghreb and the Middle East, Islam, and Indonesia and Asia. The volume covers a considerable range of themes and is a thought-provoking resource for those who recognize the importance of incorporating major institutional actors in the course of political liberalization.

About the Author

Lt Col Joseph L. Derdzinski is Chief of the Comparative Politics Division, United States Air Force Academy, USA.