Studying civil-military relations in the post-dictatorship era: An analysis of the Chilean experience

This article discusses the nature and scope of civil-military relations in the context of the democratic transition occurring in Chile. It argues that such relations are defined by the dramatic changes in the polity and society introduced by the military dictatorship. One of those changes is that the armed forces have become another power of state, along with the executive, legislative and judiciary. The paper contends that the security …