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MODERN DEMOCRACY (4) answer(s).
 
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10 indispensable roles of a chief of defense in a modern democracy: Experience and lessons (not) learned in Central/Eastern Europe and the Former Yugoslavia / Grant, Glen; Milenski, Vladimir   Journal Article
Grant, Glen Journal Article
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Summary/Abstract New democracies face significant difficulty in understanding the position of the Chief of Defense (CHOD) and its difference from the traditional/historical role of Chief of the General Staff (CGS). Many of those states attempted to transition from CGS to CHOD upon the advice from Western allies. This move usually followed critical failures in the defense systems. These failures often occurred after bad political decisions regarding the armed forces because the political leadership was in the dark about their true condition. The role of the CHOD, as envisaged and implemented in most long-standing democracies, is designed both to solve this deficiency and to ensure that the armed forces are fit for the future. This article outlines how and why this is the case and identifies precisely what it is that a CHOD should do.
Key Words Former Yugoslavia  ;  Modern Democracy  ;  Central/Eastern Europe  ;  CHOD  ;  CGS 
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Constitutional democracy and world politics: a response to Gartzke and Naoi / Keohane, Robert O; Macedo, Stephen; Moravcsik, Andrew   Journal Article
Keohane, Robert O Journal Article
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Publication 2011.
Summary/Abstract According to our constitutional conception, modern democracy is multidimensional: it incorporates the values of faction control, minority rights protection, and informed deliberation, as well as political accountability. The impact of multilateral organizations (MLOs) on democracy is often not straightforward: it requires careful analysis of how particular MLOs interact with preexisting domestic political institutions within specific issue-areas. Thus we reject the conventional wisdom that MLOs are necessarily democracy-degrading simply because they are not directly participatory. Gartzke and Naoi's critique misstates our views on some fundamental issues. We clarify our analyses of the multidimensional nature of constitutional democracy; the relationship between democracy and multilateralism; the Madisonian distinction between interest groups that support the general interest and those that do not; and our understanding of the current state of research. We suggest possibilities for further elaborating our argument, theoretically and empirically.
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Elections Russian-style / White, Stephen   Journal Article
White, Stephen Journal Article
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Publication 2011.
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New Zealand foreign policy: the importance of reputation / O'Brien, Terence   Journal Article
O'Brien, Terence Journal Article
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Publication 2013.
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