Soldiers of Democracy?

Using detailed case studies of Egypt and Tunisia, and drawing on over 140 interviews with civilian and military leaders and three surveys of military personnel, this scholarly volume examines why some militaries support and others thwart transitions to democracy.

Sharan Grewal is an Assistant Professor of Government at William & Mary, a non-resident fellow at the Brookings Institution, and a non-resident senior fellow at the Project on Middle East Democracy. His research has been published in the American Political Science Review and the American Journal of Political Science, among other outlets, and has received funding from the National Science Foundation, the Henry Luce Foundation, the John Templeton Foundation, and the Smith Richardson Foundation.

1: Introduction
2: A Theory of Military Behavior
3: Cross-National Analysis
4: Case Selection: Egypt and Tunisia
5: Egypt: Empowering the Military
6: Egypt: Repression and Revolution
7: Egypt: A Coup against Democracy
8: Tunisia: Marginalizing the Military
9: Tunisia: Shirking in the Revolution
10: Tunisia: Supporting the Transition
11: Tunisia: Facilitating the Takeover
12: Surveying the Military
13: Conclusion
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