This examines civil-military relations in Eastern Europe through the case of Hungary from the post-World War II transition to Communism, 1945-48, to the transition to democracy in 1988-90. The Communist Party's control of the armed forces, the social status of the military, and the individual member state's relations to the Warsaw Pact receive particular attention. The author critically evaluates the existing major Western theories of civil-military relations pertaining to single-party systems, and comes to the conclusion ...
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This examines civil-military relations in Eastern Europe through the case of Hungary from the post-World War II transition to Communism, 1945-48, to the transition to democracy in 1988-90. The Communist Party's control of the armed forces, the social status of the military, and the individual member state's relations to the Warsaw Pact receive particular attention. The author critically evaluates the existing major Western theories of civil-military relations pertaining to single-party systems, and comes to the conclusion that they cannot explain the actual experiences of the region.
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