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1 From Problematic Laggard to Star of the South? The Comparative Significance of the Portuguese Case
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48.1 Introduction 48.1 Introduction
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48.2 The Role of the Military in Democratic Transition and Consolidation 48.2 The Role of the Military in Democratic Transition and Consolidation
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48.3 The Portuguese Armed Forces in a Consolidated Democracy 48.3 The Portuguese Armed Forces in a Consolidated Democracy
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48.3.1 Structural Adjustment: Force Reduction and Professionalization 48.3.1 Structural Adjustment: Force Reduction and Professionalization
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48.3.2 Strategic Orientations and the New Missions of the Armed Forces 48.3.2 Strategic Orientations and the New Missions of the Armed Forces
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48.4 Public Opinion, the Military and Defence Policies 48.4 Public Opinion, the Military and Defence Policies
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48.5 Conclusion 48.5 Conclusion
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48 The Military and Defence Policies
Get accessHelena Carreiras is Associate Professor at ISCTE-IUL, Portugal
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Published:20 October 2022
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Abstract
After briefly examining the role of the military in the transition and consolidation of democracy in Portugal, this chapter focuses on major transformations that have been taking place since the mid-1980s in terms of civil-military relations, military organization, and defence policies. Two main areas are explored. Firstly, organizational restructuring, looking at force reduction, the end of conscription, budgetary shrinking, and personnel policies; secondly, changing mission definition and alliance policies, including the reorientation of the Portuguese armed forces towards international peace support missions and operations. The overall legitimacy of the military around those major organizational changes is also addressed on the basis of results from public opinion surveys conducted since the early 1990s. The chapter concludes with an assessment of the changing role of the military throughout this period and raises questions for future research.
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