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Mendee, Jargalsaikhan. "The democratic civilian control of the Mongolian armed forces the State Ih Hural /." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2000. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA377641.
Full textThesis advisor(s): Stockton, Paul N. "March 2000." Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-68). Also available in print.
Pfarr, Mag Dietmar. "Civilian control of armed forces: challenges for the European Union." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/931.
Full textSince 1989 the study of democratic civil military relations has undergone a revival of the formation of new theory. These concepts deal with civilian control of armed forces at a national level. Since after the end of the Cold War, the European employment of military forces within a multinational framework became a regularity, it is now pertinent to ask whether and how these concepts fit at the international level. The construction of Europe and the rise of new security challenges raises the issue of democratic civil military relations in the European Union. The present thesis analyses classical and new theories of civil military relations and applies these to the current issue of security policy and the formation of strategy for a supra-national European Union.
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Mollo, Lekoa S. "Negotiating for civilian control : strategy and tactics of Umkhonot we Sizwe (MK) in the democratic transition of South Africa /." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2000. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion-image/00Jun%5FMollo.pdf.
Full textThesis advisor(s): Paul Stockton, Letitia Lawson. Includes bibliographical references. Also available online.
Frank, Peter. "Comparison of the U.S. and German approaches to democratic civil-military relations." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2003. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion-image/03Jun%5FFrank.pdf.
Full textThesis advisor(s): Donald Abenheim, Hans Eberhard Peters. Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-126). Also available online.
Camacho, Carlos Eduardo Paladines. "Civil military operations in Ecuador." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2003. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion-image/03Mar%5FCamacho.pdf.
Full textThesis advisor(s): Harold Trinkunas, Jeanne Giraldo. Includes bibliographical references. Also available online.
Passos, Anaís Medeiros. "O estado das relações civis-militares no Brasil : um estudo de caso sobre o Ministério da Defesa (2007-2011)." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/102620.
Full textIn Brazil, the gradual democratic transition process has generated political institutions with authoritarian characteristics, such as a blurred distinction between internal and external security, as well as a low control under security activities in general. More specifically, the late creation of a Ministry of Defence shows how difficult is to control the military in this country. However, Nelson Jobim’s administration (2007-2011) is an advance comparing to the previous ones, having exerted an effective political authority that has improved democratic civilian control. The National Strategic Defence (2008), the Complimentary Law nº 136 (2010) and the White Book (2012) have contributed for important changes in the Ministry. The objective is to understand the impact of these changes on civil-military relations, based on the concept of democratic civilian control, as well as to identify the reasons behind them. After the civilian aviation crisis, there was a change in the internal State’s balance of power, which helped to consolidated the civilian authority in the Ministry of Defence after Nelson Jobim’s nomination in 2007. In conclusion, a number of factors (personal characteristics, national and international conjunctures and the Executive support) made possible these strucutural changes to happen, which effectivelly created a civilian strucuture in the Ministry.
En Brasil, el gradualismo del proceso de transición democrática generó características autoritárias en las instituciones políticas, las cuales están presentes hoy en día en la insuficiente diferenciación entre la seguridad interna y la seguridad exterior, así como en el bajo control de las actividades de seguridad en general. Es decir, la tardía creación del Ministerio de la Defensa demuenstra las dificultades de ejercer el control civil de los militares en el país. Sin embargo, la administración de Nelson Jobim (2007-2011) es um avanzo en comparación con los ministerios anteriores, pues él ejerció una dirección política civil con autoridad que contribuyó de manera efectiva para mejorar el control civil democrático. La Estratégia Nacional de Defensa (2008), la Ley Complementar nº 136 (2010) y el Libro Blanco (2012) son documentos que contribuyeron para las alteraciones institucionales en el Ministerio. El objetivo del artículo es entender el impacto de esos cambios en las relaciones civiles militares, basado en el concepto de control civil democrático, así como contextualizar sus razones políticas. Después de la crisis de la aviación civil, un cambio se pasó en la balanza de poder interna del Estado, que permitió la consolidación de la autoridad civil en el Ministerio con la nominación de Nelson Jobim en 2007. A través de un estudo de caso, la conclusión es que una combinación de factores (perfil ministerial, conjuntura política nacional e internacional y apoyo del Ejecutivo) contribuyeron para que essas alteraciones estructurales ocurriera, las cuales efectivamente crearon una estrutura civil en el Ministério.
Mintz, Leslie A. "Defense sector reform and civilian protection in the Democratic Republic of the Congo." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/5511.
Full textThe United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) was deployed as a multidimensional peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from 1999 until 2010. During this time, violence continued to plague the eastern part of the country. In response to continued civilian casualties, MONUC made civilian protection a core component of its mission. While MONUC never succeeded in adequately protecting civilians, a close examination of its mandate and operations reveals a continual process of adjustment, ultimately leading to an attempt by MONUC to assist in defense sector reform. The evidence reveals that MONUC's adjustments had a slight effect on reducing ethnic violence from 2003-2007, but violence against civilians by the FARDC and rebels did not decrease from 2007-2010. This thesis attempts to explain why MONUC did not succeed in the end at increasing civilian protection. MONUC's actions to reform the FARDC were not efficacious because MONUC lacked capacity to fully carry through with its strategy combined with a lack of wholehearted Congolese government support. The answers are important because they may help future civilian protection missions succeed.
Mulli, Lucy. "Civilian control of the military in Kenya, 1963-1995." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9879.
Full textThis thesis set to find out how the Kenyan government has maintained control over the military. The research was based on existing secondary data not primary sources. In chapter one, the problem being investigated was outlined as well as a literature review. This chapter is important in that it exposes to the reader the literature in the field and shows the niche that this thesis fills. The second chapter, looks at the means used by the Kenyan government in controlling its military. The significance of this chapter is that it highlights the civil -military relationship tracing this relationship back to the colonial era. Outlining the theoretical background, the chapter shows the various methods used by the Kenyan government to maintain control. Chapter three is an assessment of the social-political arena in Kenya. This chapter is important in that it shows how the socio-political background plays an important part in this control. In the last chapter we took at the prospects for continued civilian control in Kenya. This chapter raises important issues to be considered as we took at civilian control of the military in Kenya.
Rodrigues, Karina Furtado. "Democratic transparency pacts on defense: assessing change in civilian access to military information in Brazil and Mexico." reponame:Repositório Institucional do FGV, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10438/18848.
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What were the conditions that generated change in the civilian access to military records in Brazil and Mexico? Through these case studies, this dissertation explores in depth how these changes occurred and what were the strategies used by change-agents to promote or refute change. The study presents a discussion about the concept of transparency and how it can be properly applied to restricted documents of the armed forces, using the literature on concept formation. In addition, the theory of Gradual Institutional Changes and process tracing methods in order to undertake the historical analyzes of both cases. In both case studies, I concomitantly analyze the course of civil-military relations and transparency reforms in the XX Century and the beginning of the XXI Century. The study concludes that the changes in Brazil followed a layering pattern predominantly, with a long period of gradual reforms from 1988 to 2011. Mexico in turn presented the same mode of institutional change, nevertheless, political hegemony and the cooptation model of civil-military relations of the country leaded it to less, but more drastic changes. Both countries present many challenges to transparency in defense, which is addressed in the final conclusions.
Quais foram as condições políticas que desencadearam mudanças no acesso de civis a documentos e arquivos militares no Brasil e no México? Através destes estudos de caso, este estudo se propõe explorar com profundidade como estas mudanças ocorreram e quais foram as estratégias utilizadas pelos atores para promover mudança ou preservar o status quo. A tese apresenta discussão sobre o conceito de transparência e como pode ser aplicado às forças armadas, utilizando-se de literatura focada na formação de conceitos. Além disto, utilizou-se da teoria de Mudanças Institucionais Graduais e o método do process tracing para análise histórica dos casos do Brasil e México. Em ambos os estudos de caso, analisou-se a trajetória das relações civis-militares conjuntamente às reformas em transparência durante todo o século XX e início do século XXI. O estudo concluiu que as mudanças no Brasil foram predominantemente no formato de camadas (layering), com um longo percurso de reformas graduais desde 1988 até a aprovação da Lei de Acesso à Informação em 2011. Já no México, o tipo de mudança predominante também foi no formato de camadas, contudo, a hegemonia política e o modelo de cooptação das forças armadas pelos governos levaram o país a ter menos mudanças, porém mais profundas. Ambos países enfrentam muitos desafios à transparência em defesa, o que é explorado nas conclusões finais.
¿Cuáles fueron las condiciones políticas que desencadenaron cambios en el acceso de civiles a documentos y archivos militares en Brasil y México? A través de estos estudios de caso, este estudio se propone explorar con profundidad cómo estos cambios ocurrieron y cuáles fueron las estrategias utilizadas por los actores para promover cambios o preservar el status quo. La tesis presenta una discusión sobre el concepto de transparencia y cómo puede ser aplicado a las fuerzas armadas, utilizando la literatura enfocada en la formación de conceptos. Además, se utilizó la teoría de cambios institucionales graduales y el método del process tracing para el análisis histórico de los casos de Brasil y México. En ambos estudios de caso, se analizó la trayectoria de las relaciones cívico-militares conjuntamente con las reformas en transparencia durante todo el siglo XX e inicio del siglo XXI. El estudio concluyó que los cambios en Brasil fueron predominantemente en el formato de capas, con un largo recorrido de reformas graduales desde 1988 hasta la aprobación de la Ley de Acceso a la Información en 2011. Ya en México, el tipo de cambio predominante también fue en el formato de capas, sin embargo, la hegemonía política y el modelo de cooptación de las fuerzas armadas por los gobiernos llevaron al país a tener menos cambios, pero más profundos. Ambos países enfrentan muchos desafíos a la transparencia en defensa, lo que se explora en las conclusiones finales.
Matthews, Warren E. "Civil-military relations in Thailand : military autonomy or civilian control? /." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2005. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/05Jun%5FMatthews.pdf.
Full textThesis Advisor(s): Aurel Croissant, Brian Swanland. Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-88). Also available online.
PFARR, Mag Dietmar. "Civilian control of armed forces : challenges for the European Union /." Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2003. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion-image/03Jun%5FPFARR.pdf.
Full textThesis advisor(s): Donald Abenheim, Hans-Eberhard Peters. Includes bibliographical references (p. 51-56). Also available online.
Wick, Gregory J. "Professionalism in the Turkish military help or hindrance to civilian control? /." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2000. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA384697.
Full textThesis advisor(s): Ghoreishi, Ahmad ; Eyre, Dana P. "September 2000." Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.
Wehner, Joachim Hans-Georg. "Legislatures, democratic control and budgeting : a comparative institutional analysis." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2007. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/2706/.
Full textOlivas, Osuna José Javier. "Civilian control of the military in Portugal and Spain : a policy instruments approach." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2012. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/371/.
Full textStander, Genevieve Minota. "Class, race and locus of control in democratic South Africa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/86528.
Full textENGLISH ABSTRACT: Rotter’s (1966) locus of control (LOC) is, fundamentally, a theory pertaining to individuals’ perceptions of personal control and their appraisal of the contingency of reinforcements in life. An individual may feel as though he/ she has either no control (external LOC) or ample control (internal LOC) over reinforcements. Due to its expediency, the locus of control construct has garnered much attention since it was first introduced to academia in the late 1960s. While originally positioned within Social Learning Theory, the notion of loci of control has since been appropriated into academic fields such as Medicine and Sociology. This particular study now brings the theory of LOC into the realm of Political Science. Employing World Values Survey (WVS) data collected over three time points (1995, 2001, and 2006) in South Africa; this longitudinal study establishes whether or not self-reported class and/ or race influence LOC by measuring the relationship between these three variables. The extent to which any relationships may be significant is also examined. The data analyses showed that the LOC of South Africans has steadily increased (become more internalised) from 1995 to 2006, and that a significant interaction effect occurs between race and class on LOC in South Africa. It was likewise discovered that class and LOC were highly correlated with each other – the self-reported Lower Class had a notably lower LOC compared to the relatively high LOC of the self-reported Upper Class. It is suggested that improved education levels and social security benefits may have a role in improving individuals’ LOC, especially in the South African context. The results of this study uncover future research avenues into class analyses, particularly studies that seek to understand the psychological dimensions of self-reported class or the psychological antecedents of class mobility.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Rotter (1966) se lokus van beheer (LVB) is, fundamenteel, ‘n teorie wat betrekking het tot individueë se persepsies van persoonlike beheer en die waarde wat hul heg aan gebeurlikhede waar versterkings hul voordoen in hul lewens. ‘n Individu mag voel asof hy/sy geen beheer het nie (eksterne LVB) of genoegsame beheer het (interne LVB) oor versterkings. As gevolg van die bruikbaarheid van die term, geniet die lokus van beheer toenemend aandag sedert die bekendstelling daarvan aan academici in die laat 1960s. Die term was aanvanklik geposisioneer in Sosiale Leer Teorie, maar die idee van lokusse van beheer is ook later aangewend in Sosiologiese en Mediese studies. Hierdie studie bring nou die teorie van LVB na Politieke Wetenskap. World Values Study (WVS) data wat versamel is tydens drie opeenvolgende jare (1995, 2001 en 2006) in Suid-Afrika is aangewend as deel van hierdie longitudinale studie om te bepaal of self-geidentifiseerde klas en/of ras ‘n impak het op LVB. Die verhoudinge van hierdie drie veranderlikes, sowel as die beduidendheid van hierdie verhoudings, is ondersoek. Die data analise toon dat die LVB van Suid-Afrikaners bestendig vermeerder het (meer geinternaliseer het) vanaf 1995 tot en met 2006, en dat ‘n noemenswaardige interaksie effek voorkom tussen ras en klas en hul impak op LVB in die Suid-Afrikaanse geval. Daar is eweneens gevind dat klas en LVB hoogs gekorrileerd is vir die aangeduide periode – die self-geidentifiseerde Laer Klas het merkbaar laer LVB in vergelyking met die relatiewe hoë LVB van die self-geidentifiseerde Hoër Klas. Dit word voorgestel dat verbeterde opvoeding vlakke en welsyns voordele ‘n rol speel in die verbetering van individueë se LVB, veral in die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks. Die bevinding van hierdie studie kan gebruik word om toekomstige navorsing met betrekking tot klasverskille te begrond, vernaam studies wat sielkundige dimensies van self-geidentifiseerde klasgroep of die sielkundige bepalers van klas mobiliteit ondersoek.
Wood, Brenden Thomas. "Civilian Control in Carceral Space: A Case Study of the Krasnoiarsk Public Oversight Commission." The Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1552989766838694.
Full textAkdag, Inan. "Civilian-military Relations In The Argentinean Democratization (1983-1995)." Master's thesis, METU, 2006. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12607970/index.pdf.
Full textMolodilo, Diana. "The impact of civilian control on contemporary defense planning systems challenges for South East Europe." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/5769.
Full textDefense planning has always been one of the most sensitive issues in promoting civilian control of the armed forces. Ensuring democratic control of defense policy is a challenging task, and Southeastern Europe's (SEE) experience to date has inevitably been mixed. At this phase of the reform process, some countries from the region do not possess the necessary civilian knowledge to replace the dominance of the armed forces in the defense planning process. This thesis provides a comparative analysis of efforts to establish civilian democratic control over defense planning in three SEE countries. Its purpose is to contribute to a better understanding of the importance and the role of civilians, especially elected leaders in defense planning, and search for models of defense planning systems that are most appropriate for countries with very limited defense capabilities. This thesis argues that the use of a defense planning system with the necessary civilian control may result in the establishment of a modern, effective military. Focus is mainly on the experience of three countries: Romania, Bulgaria and Republic of Moldova. It looks at achievements and major challenges these countries still face to establish greater professional civil-military cooperation and effective civilian control over defense planning.
McCaskey, Kevin K. "Of ballots and bullets: explaining civilian control of the military in Turkey, 2002ﾖ2011." Thesis, Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/43954.
Full textDemocratic civilian control of the armed forces is an essential component to a free and open democracy. The states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) rely on civilian control to encourage democratization efforts worldwide. This dissertation assesses how the politicians ofTurkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) managed to establish civilian control of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) after decades of military tutelage. Through a combination of constitutional, judicial, and military reforms, by 2011 the AKP had established control over the military. How did the AKP succeed where other political parties had failed? Using the theory of electoral competition, this dissertation demonstrates the link between elections and policy making, and how together these forces challenge military supremacy in democracies. Policies or budget decisions that infringe on military prerogatives lead to conflict with the military for control.Turkey represents a unique case study in civil-military relations that straddles research areas such as transition literature, coup prevention, democratic consolidation, and civilian control of the armed forces. Understanding how the Turkish politicians were able to consolidate the armed forces in the face of long established military prerogatives can help explain how other states might also place the military under elected civilian control.
Mason, Howard. "Agents, constraints and control : the idea of freedom in a democratic society." Thesis, University of Salford, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.238861.
Full textFriberg, Marc. "Examining the Effects of Stress on Tourniquet Application in a Layperson and Professional Civilian Population." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för datavetenskap, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-159744.
Full textFrazee, Amy E. "Military Civilian Relations in Post-Revolutionary Transition: The Transformation of East Asian States and the Future of Egypt." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2012. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/409.
Full textLorenz, Philip [Verfasser], and Aurel [Verfasser] Croissant. "Principals, Partners and Pawns: Indonesian Civil Society Organizations and Civilian Control of the Military / Philip Lorenz, Aurel Croissant." Heidelberg : Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg, 2015. http://d-nb.info/1181242053/34.
Full textOkello, Walter Otieno. "Economic analysis of zoonotic disease control in Uganda and the Lao People's Democratic Republic." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/23548.
Full textLiwång, Hans. "Risk-based ship security analysis – an approach based on civilian and military methods." Licentiate thesis, Försvarshögskolan, Militärtekniska avdelningen (MTA), 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-2835.
Full textFleming, Adam Lum. "Colombia's resurrection : alternative development is the key to Democratic Security /." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2004. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/04Sep%5FFleming.pdf.
Full textThesis advisor(s): Thomas C. Bruneau, Jeanne K. Giraldo. Includes bibliographical references (p. 55-58). Also available online.
Schleiter, Petra. "Legislative politics, institutional choice and democratic stability : the dynamics of executive control in Russia, 1991-1993." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.302548.
Full textHandy, Kristina. "Civilian control, good advice and service management: three elements of U.S. civil-military relations affected by the Goldwater-Nichols defense reorganization act." College Park, Md. : University of Maryland, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/2719.
Full textThesis research directed by: Government and Politics. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.
Kim, Soo Nam. "The conduct of the Korean War, 1950-1953, with the emphasis on the civilian control over the military in the United States." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1987. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk/R?func=search-advanced-go&find_code1=WSN&request1=AAIU009313.
Full textHardee, Angelica. "Association of Malaria Control Methods and Healthcare Access among Pregnant Women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1490350707310335.
Full textCARVALHO, DAIANA PORTELA DE. "NEW AND OLD PRACTICES: THE ROLE OF THE CITY COUNCIL IN DEMOCRATIC CONTROL OF POLICY WELFARE IN NITERÓI / RJ." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2013. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=23255@1.
Full textCOORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DO PESSOAL DE ENSINO SUPERIOR
PROGRAMA DE SUPORTE À PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO DE INSTS. DE ENSINO
Esta dissertação se propõe a realizar uma análise sobre a dinâmica estabelecida pelo Conselho Municipal de Assistência Social (CMAS) de Niterói- RJ e seu processo de deliberação sobre a política pública de Assistência Social local, analisando a efetivação de uma das suas principais atribuições: o controle social. Parte do pressuposto de que, no campo da Política de Assistência Social, os conselhos municipais se constituem como espaços de correlações de forças, capazes de promover e fortalecer uma nova relação entre Estado e sociedade civil, vinculadas a sua capacidade de fazer política. Sua abordagem ganha relevância por seu papel de contraposição à perpetuação da concepção de que as principais transformações do Estado brasileiro - políticas, econômicas e sociais - ocorreram sem a efetiva participação da sociedade, resultantes de práticas políticas pautadas no mandonismo, clientelismo e paternalismo, que marcaram grande parte da nossa história sociopolítica. Expressa assim, uma reflexão sobre o processo de superação de marcas históricas da política de assistência social em nosso país que, a partir da década de 1980, amplia o debate democrático e participativo, que tem como expressão maior a Constituição Federal Brasileira (1988). Desta forma, o presente estudo aborda aspectos que qualificam os conselhos gestores de políticas como uma novidade democrática capaz de proporcionar a divisão do poder; assim como, dialoga sobre as possibilidades que podem transformá-lo em instrumento de reprodução do status quo, relacionado principalmente às novas configurações que a sociedade civil assume na atualidade.
This paper proposes a analysis on the dynamics established by the Conselho Municipal de Assistência Social (CMAS) Niterói-RJ and its local process of public deliberation about Social Assistance, analyzing the effectiveness of one of its main tasks: the social control. Assumes that, in the field of Social Assistance Policy, the municipal councils are constituted as spaces correlations of forces, able to promote and strengthen a new relationship between state and civil society, linked to their ability to make policy. Its approach becomes relevant for its role as opposed to the perpetuation of the idea that the main changes of the Brazilian state - political, economic and social - occurred without the active participation of society as a result of political practices grounded in authoritarianism, clientelism and paternalism that marked much of our sociopolitical history. Expressed thus a reflection on the process of overcoming historical marks of social welfare policy in our country, from the 1980s, broadens the democratic and participatory debate, whose highest expression is Brazilian Federal Constitution (1988). Thus, the present study addresses aspects that qualify policy management councils as a new democratic able to provide the division of power, as well as dialogue about the possibilities that can transform it into an instrument of reproduction of the status quo, primarily related to new settings that civil society takes today.
Thomson-Wohlgemuth, Gaby. "Translation under state control : the production and rewriting of books for young people in the German Democratic Republic (1961-1989)." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.442662.
Full textThaga, Laki Steven. ""Unpacking and rearranging the boxes" : the search for a new institutional matrix of democratic control of the military in Botswana /." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2004. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/04Mar%5FThaga.pdf.
Full textThesis advisor(s): Letitia Lawson. Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-68). Also available online.
Almeida, Tiago Filipe de L. S. de. "The impact of national and international observers in democratic elections: a randomized control trial from the Mozambican elections of 2009." Master's thesis, NSBE - UNL, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/11590.
Full textMozambique’s national elections in 2009 were paired with national and international monitoring programs, characterized by a randomized allocation. By assessing the impact of the observers on election outcomes we see evidence of electoral fraud. Moreover, na-tional fixed observers were found to be highly capable of deterring fraud and a relation between observers and voters’ behaviour was found. National and international have dif-ferent effects on outcomes and we attribute this fact to the different impact on voters’ and voting table staff’s behaviour.
Svirdenko, Valery. "NATO enlargement and democratic control of the Armed Forces : the experience of Poland and implications for neighboring "Partnership for Peace" countries /." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1998. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA345979.
Full textThesis advisor(s): Abenheim, Donald ; Stockton, Paul. "March 1998." Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-107). Also available online.
Ime, Oweka. "Resource Control and Political Development in Africa: The Cases of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Botswana." Wright State University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1364748648.
Full textMetchanun, Nawaphan [Verfasser]. "Evaluating Novel Vector Control Strategies : Modeling the impact of gene editing for malaria elimination in the Democratic Republic of Congo / Nawaphan Metchanun." Bonn : Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Bonn, 2020. http://d-nb.info/121914021X/34.
Full textvan, Meurs Philip. "Technology, society and democracy : the social impact of, and democratic control over, technology, with special reference to information technology and data protection." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 1990. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/3051/.
Full textComparato, Bruno Konder. "As ouvidorias de polícia no Brasil: controle e participação." Universidade de São Paulo, 2006. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8131/tde-25052007-143115/.
Full textThe role of the police in a democratic society is to help citizens and make them obey the law. For this reason, police activities should not be above the law. As with every institution of a republic, the police are expected to be accountable for their actions, even more so because they use force and may easily exceed the limits of justifiable violence. The experience of civilian oversight of the police shows that its existence makes a difference. Such oversight comes in the form of institutions that invite the involvement of citizens. These institutions are recent and innovative with great potential for helping and guaranteeing human rights.
Hrdina, Otakar III. "Study of civil-military relations in crises of Czechoslavak history." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/2276.
Full textThis thesis examines civil-military relations during the critical moments of the Czechoslovak history, particularly during the deep political and societal crises in 1938, 1948, 1968, and 1989. Such a method offers an opportunity to analyze civilian control of the military under a situation when the civil-military relations are in deep crisis. By concluding that even under such conditions there were stable civil-military relations in former Czechoslovakia, this thesis affirms the theory of military professionalism as a crucial factor in civil-military relations, as presented by Samuel P. Huntington. Thus, the study of civil-military relations in crises of the Czechoslovak history provides an exceptional opportunity to test the Huntington's model of the equilibrium of objective civilian control in the circumstances of profound societal disturbances. In accordance with the Huntington's theory of stable civil-military relations, this thesis attests that a strong military professionalism, typified by the bonds of traditions, obedience, and patriotic loyalty, plays crucial role in determining stability of civil-military relations, i.e. an objective civilian control of the military. Subsequently, by following this reasoning this thesis also justifies assumption of permanently stable civil-military relations in Czechia, because it intentionally concentrates only on the continuum of the Czechoslovak and the Czech civil-military relations.
Lieutenant Colonel, Czech Air Force
Nainggolan, Poltak Partogi [Verfasser], and Jürgen [Akademischer Betreuer] Rüland. "The Indonesian military response to reform in democratic transition : : a comparative analysis of three civilian regimes 1998-2004 = Das indonesische Militär und Reformprozesse in der demokratischen Transitionsphase : eine vergleichende Studie der drei zivilen Regierungen in den Jahren 1998 - 2004." Freiburg : Universität, 2011. http://d-nb.info/1123461449/34.
Full textSihavong, Amphoy. "Management of reproductive tract infections among health providers and in the community in Lao People's Democratic Republic /." Stockholm : Karolinska institutet, 2007. http://diss.kib.ki.se/2007/978-91-7357-383-2/.
Full textVello, Bruno Grisotto. "Inovação democrática e desconfiança: o controle das políticas públicas nos conselhos." Universidade de São Paulo, 2018. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8131/tde-10072018-155747/.
Full textThis work assesses public policy councils` (one of Brazilian main democratic innovation institutions) capabilities of exercising patterns of democratic control and accountability. It argues that councils may be capable of producing control (acting over others` actions or will to act) and accountability (making others responsible for their past actions and having sanctioning power over them). Nevertheless, they do so in ways that do not fit completely in an understanding of these concepts based on representative government`s institutional machinery. In order to understand the logic of control and accountability that democratic innovations (in this case, councils) may produce, one needs to previously acknowledge contemporary Sate`s diffuse patterns of governance. More specifically, this thesis aims at answering two questions. First, over which actors do councils potentially exercise accountability? And over which of their intended activities do councils` jurisdictions extend? Second, what are councils` actual capabilities of meeting accountability`s more rigorous conceptual criteria? And how they infiltrate groups composed of other control and accountability institutions? The work analyses a sample of approximately four thousand decisions published by councils in three different municipalities in a seven years period. Results point that, differently from theoretical expectations, State actors are not the main recipients of the analyzed councils` decisions. Their jurisdictions mainly extend over societal actors that implement social policies and must be accountable to councils in order to access public funds, and over private initiative actors who must be accountable for their actions regarding environmental and urban regulation policies. The results also suggest that, although councils have some capacity of meeting the more rigorous conceptual criteria of an accountability relationship, a better understanding of their actions concerns their infiltration in an architecture of democratic innovations in which control is diffusely exercised.
Yang, GuoDong Verfasser], and Armin [Akademischer Betreuer] [Hatje. "The Institutional Accountability in the European Union and its crisis : The Loss of Democratic Control and Institutional Balance during the Euro Crisis / Guodong Yang ; Betreuer: Armin Hatje." Hamburg : Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg, 2017. http://d-nb.info/1148650636/34.
Full textCervi, Gicele Maria. "Política de gestão escolar na sociedade de controle." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, 2010. http://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/3053.
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One of the characteristics of our time is the requirement for school for each individual, during an increasing period of time and that it must be democratic. Policy of School Management within the Society of Control examines the emergence of discursive practices about democratic management and the school manager`s training within school, in the latter half of the twentieth century, taking as reference the clues given by Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze concerning thinking about the present based on the notions of governmentality and society of control. It problematizes the discursive practices at school, which operate practices to govern more and better the self and the others. The analyses of authors who systematize the democratic management, of the training program named Progestão, and of interviews with directors of state public schools in Blumenau constitute the origins of this research regarding the device school management. Aiming at governing itself and the others according to the rules, with democracy and security, the school invites to participation and teaches how to be a democratic manager. Training programs enlarge devices, produce ways of subjetivation, with emphasis on being manager, company of yourself, flexible, dynamic, multifaceted, participatory, attaching the required qualification of the subjects to typical certifications of the society of control. The movements from the director to the administrator, and from the latter to the managers, with democratic management, alternates centralized surveillance and decentralized control. Within the several possibilities of democracy, the democratic management is always unfinished and produces possibilities of building participatory collectives that would abdicate from resistance practices
Uma das características de nossa época é a exigência de escola para cada um, por um tempo cada vez maior e que seja democrática. Política de Gestão Escolar na Sociedade de Controle analisa a emergência das práticas discursivas sobre gestão democrática e a formação do gestor na escola, na última metade do século XX, tomando como referência as pistas de Michel Foucault e Gilles Deleuze em pensar o presente a partir das noções de governamentalidade e sociedade de controle. Problematiza as práticas discursivas na escola as quais põem em funcionamento práticas para governar mais e melhor a si e aos outros. O estudo de autores que sistematizam a gestão democrática, o programa de formação Progestão, e entrevistas com os diretores de escola da rede pública estadual em Blumenau compõem as procedências desta pesquisa sobre o dispositivo gestão escolar. Em função de governar a si e aos outros dentro da norma, com democracia e com segurança, a escola convoca à participação e ensina como ser gestor democrático. Programas de formação amplificam dispositivos, produz modos de subjetivação, com ênfase em ser gestor, empresa de si, flexível, dinâmico, polivalente, participativo, acoplando a exigida qualificação das disciplinas a certificações próprias da sociedade de controle. Os deslocamentos do diretor para o administrador e deste para os gestores, com gestão democrática, alterna vigilância centralizada e controles descentralizados. Nas inúmeras possibilidades da democracia, a gestão democrática é sempre inacabada e produz possibilidades de construir coletivos participativos que abdiquem das práticas de resistências
Khairan, Ab Razak bin Mohd. "The influence of Islam in the military: comparative study of Malaysia, Indonesia and Pakistan." Thesis, Monterey California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/1663.
Full textIslam permeated throughout the military institutions of Malaysia, Pakistan and Indonesia and replaced the Western and foreign military cultures the military had inherited due to society becoming Islamized following the revival of Islam. The implementation of true Islamic model practices and values differ slightly from country to country depending first on the level of piousness of its existing military personnel, new personnel input and the military leadership. The second factor is the degree of motivational drive of the head of state in encouraging Islam. Islamized military institutions are also faced with the challenges created as a result of sects and schools that emerge in the form of Islamic parties and extremist groups. The argument will be that Islamic teachings in military affairs can result in peace, solidarity and solve the Civil-Military Relations (CMR) problems. In the final analysis, guided moderate Islamic influence' bring harmony to CMR in Malaysia, while the uncoordinated influence of Islam in the Indonesian military made the CMR problematic. It is different in Pakistan because the strong influence of Islam has encouraged the generals to wrest political power from civilians.
Lieutenant Colonel, Royal Malaysian Air Force
Cummine, Angela. "A citizen's stake in Sovereign Wealth Funds : the management, investment and distribution of sovereign wealth." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2013. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:5c3b8fa7-768e-445f-b4f1-54297dca9582.
Full textMukepe, Kahilu Moise. "Identification and control of wet grinding processes: application to the Kolwezi concentrator." Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/209562.
Full textThe present thesis focuses on an industrial application, namely the Kolwezi concentrator (KZC) double closed-loop wet grinding circuit. As any industrial wet grinding process, this process offers complex and challenging control problems due to its configuration and to the requirements on the product characteristics. In particular, we are interested in the modelling of the process and in proposing a control strategy to maximize the product flow rate while meeting requirements on the product fineness and density.
A mathematical model of each component of the circuit is derived. Globally, the KZC grinding process is described by a dynamic nonlinear distributed parameter model. Within this model, we propose a mathematical description to exhibit the increase of the breakage efficiency in wet operating condition. In addition, a relationship is proposed to link the convection velocity to the feed ore rate for material transport within the mills.
All the individual models are identified from measurements taken under normal process operation or from data obtained through new specific experiments, notably using the G41 foaming as a tracer to determine material transport dynamics within the mills. This technique provides satisfactory results compared to previous studies.
Based on the modelling and the circuit configuration, both steady-state and dynamic simulators are developed. The simulation results are found to be in agreement with the experimental data. These simulation tools should allow operator training and they are used to analyse the system and to design the suitable control strategy.
As the KZC wet grinding process is a Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) system, we propose a decentralized control scheme for its simplicity of implementation. To overcome all the control issues, a Double Internal Model Control (DIMC) scheme is proposed. This strategy is a feedforward-feedback structure based on the use of both a modified Disturbance Observer (DOB) and a Proportional-Integral Smith-Predictor (PI-SP). A duality between the DOB and PI-SP is demonstrated in design method. The latter is exploited to significantly simplify the design procedure. The designed decentralized controllers are validated in simulation on the process linearized model. A progressive implementation of the control strategy is proposed in the context of the KZC grinding circuit where instrumentation might not be obvious to acquire./
Améliorer les techniques de traitement de minerais est un défi permanent dans l'industrie des minéraux et des métaux. En effet, pour satisfaire aux exigences du produit fini (métal ) fixées par le marché de consommation, la commande automatique est souvent appliquée à l'usine du traitement de minerais dont le produit, le concentré, constitue la matière première de la métallurgie extractive. Une attention particulière est donc dévolue aux unités de traitement de minerais et en particulier aux concentrateurs. Comme le processus de réduction des dimensions granulométriques du minerai est l'étape critique d'un concentrateur, il s'avère que la commande d'un circuit de broyage est cruciale, car ce stade représente près de 50 % des dépenses totales de l' usine de concentration. De plus, la dimension granulométrique du produit de l'étape de broyage influe sur le taux de récupération des minéraux utiles ainsi que sur le volume des rejets du processus ultérieur.
La présente thèse porte sur une application industrielle, à savoir le concentrateur de Kolwezi (KZC qui est un circuit de broyage humide à double boucle fermée. Comme tout processus industriel de broyage humide, ce procédé présente une problématique de commande complexe et difficile en raison de sa configuration et des exigences relatives aux caractéristiques du produit. En particulier, nous nous intéressons à la modélisation de ce procédé et à proposer une stratégie adéquate de commande dans le but de maximiser le débit de production tout en respectant les exigences quant à la finesse et à la densité de la pulpe produite.
Un modèle mathématique de chaque composant du circuit a été déterminé. Globalement, le processus de broyage de KZC est décrit par un modèle dynamique non linéaire à paramètres distribués. Dans ce modèle, une description mathématique de l'augmentation de l'efficacité du broyage en milieu humide est proposée. En outre, nous avons proposé une relation liant la vitesse de convection au débit d'alimentation de minerais dans le modèle du transport de la matière à l'intérieur des broyeurs.
Tous les modèles mathématiques ont été identifiés à partir de mesures prises sur le procédé en fonctionnement d'équilibre stable ou à partir des données obtenues grâce à des nouvelles expériences spécifiques, notamment en utilisant le moussant G41 comme traceur pour déterminer la dynamique de transport de la matière dans les broyeurs. Cette technique a produit des résultats cohérents par rapport aux études antérieurs réalisées au moyen du traceur colorant ou radioactif.
Les simulateurs statique et dynamique ont été développés sur la base de la modélisation mathématique et de la configuration du circuit. Les résultats des simulations sont en accord avec les données expérimentales. Ces outils de simulation devraient permettre la formation des opérateurs et ont été utilisés pour analyser le système et concevoir la stratégie de commande la plus appropriée.
Comme le processus de broyage humide de KZC est un système à plusieurs grandeurs d'entrée et plusieurs grandeurs de sortie, nous avons proposé une structure de commande décentralisée en raison de sa simplicité de mise en œuvre .Afin de surmonter tous les problèmes de commande, un schéma de commande à double modèle interne (CDMI) est proposée. Cette stratégie est une structure à anticipation - rétroaction basée sur l'utilisation d'un observateur de perturbations (OBP) et d'un Prédicteur de Smith doté d'un régulateur Proportionnel-Intégral (PS-PI). Une dualité entre l'OBP et le PS-PI est démontrée dans la méthode de conception. Cette propriété est exploitée pour simplifier considérablement la procédure de conception. Les régulateurs décentralisés ainsi conçus sont validés en simulation sur le modèle linéarisé du procédé. Une mise en œuvre progressive de la stratégie de commande est proposée dans le contexte du circuit de broyage de KZC où l'instrumentation peut ne pas être évidente à acquérir.
Doctorat en Sciences de l'ingénieur
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Melo, Wanessa Batista. "POLÍTICAS DE ATENÇÃOAO IDOSO E DEMOCRATIZAÇÃO DO ACESSO À CIDADANIA SOCIAL: a experiência de Goiânia 2003-2010." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás, 2011. http://tede2.pucgoias.edu.br:8080/handle/tede/3784.
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This thesis aims to investigate and analyze the implications produced by the policies to the elderly in Goiânia-GO, after the implementation process of the Elderly, in view of universal access to social goods and services, such as citizenship rights. The unit of analysis used were two support groups, located in neighborhoods that have the highest number of elderly among its residents, Jardim America (central district) and the New World Garden (suburb). The criterion set for the calculation of the research sample was based on data gathered by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE, 2000) and the Department of Planning Seplan (GOIAS, 2005) on the elderly population goianiense. In the context of research subjects were older than the employees, managers of policies for the elderly in Goiânia. He took up Marx's dialectical method as a reference for understanding the specific social reality experienced by this segment. Based on Netto (2009), it is understood that the "theoretical knowledge is knowledge of the object as it is itself, in its real existence and effective, regardless of the wishes, aspirations and representations of the researcher" (p .673). Adopted as the legal and juridical horizon-formal, Law No. 8.842/94, which regulates the National Elderly Policy (NCP) and Law No. 10.741/2003, that provides for the Elderly (EI). The bibliographic and documentary showed studies on population growth, reduction in the age structure and fertility rates in Goiania in Brazil and its implications for the everyday life of the elderly population. Also revealed that despite social and legal advances in recent years, the elderly resident in the city of Goiania not feel adequately protected legally. There are weaknesses in the system of social protection to the elderly in the county, which are due mainly to the inefficiency of public policy, the disagreements between different governmental and non governmental organizations in protecting the rights of the elderly population, as well as the low effectiveness of the exercise of democratic control by way of direct participation.
Esta dissertação objetiva investigar e analisar as implicações produzidas pelas políticas de atenção ao idoso no município de Goiânia-GO, após o processo de implantação do Estatuto do Idoso, na perspectiva de universalização do acesso aos bens e serviços sociais, como direitos de cidadania. A unidade de análise utilizada foram dois grupos de convivência, localizados em bairros que possuem o maior número de idosos dentre seus moradores, o Jardim América (bairro central) e o Jardim Novo Mundo (bairro periférico). O critério definido como parâmetro para o cálculo amostral da pesquisa foi fundamentado nos dados levantados pelo Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE,2000) e pela Secretaria de Planejamento Seplan (GOIAS, 2005) sobre a população idosa goianiense. No contexto da pesquisa foram sujeitos colaboradores além dos idosos, os gestores das políticas de atenção ao idoso no município de Goiânia. Tomou-se o método dialético de Marx como referência para a compreensão da realidade social concreta vivenciada por esse segmento. Adotou-se como horizonte legal e jurídico-formal, a Lei nº 8.842/94, que regulamenta a Política Nacional do Idoso (PNI) e a Lei nº 10.741/2003, que dispõe sobre o Estatuto do Idoso (EI). A pesquisa bibliográfica e documental apresentou estudos sobre o aumento demográfico, a redução na pirâmide etária e das taxas de fecundidade no Brasil e em Goiânia e suas implicações para o cotidiano da a população idosa. Revelou, ainda, que apesar dos avanços sociais e legais ocorridos nos últimos anos, o idoso morador na cidade de Goiânia não se sente protegido legalmente de forma satisfatória. Há fragilidades no sistema de proteção social ao idoso no município, as quais são resultantes, sobretudo, da ineficiência das políticas públicas, da desarticulação entre as instituições governamentais e não governamentais na defesa dos direitos da população idosa, como também da ausência do controle democrático por meio da participação direta.
Navas, Adriane Moreira Marquesini Salles [UNESP]. "A participação popular na gestão do Sistema Único de Saúde – SUS: limites e possibilidades." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/97581.
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A Constituição Federal e a Lei 8142/90 defendem a participação da comunidade como condição imprescindível para o funcionamento do Sistema Único de Saúde – SUS. Essa definição, conquista do processo de democratização do país, na década de 80, propicia o surgimento no cenário político de um novo ator social, o usuário. O presente trabalho aborda a participação popular e o controle social na saúde, a partir do Conselho Municipal de Saúde - CMS de Assis, no período de 1991-2008, tendo como principal indagação as possíveis contribuições desse espaço político de participação social, para a consolidação do Sistema Único de Saúde – SUS. Para tanto, utilizando o arcabouço legal do SUS e os pressupostos teórico de Movimentos Sociais, Participação, Gestão e Planejamento, buscou-se compreender como se deu o processo político de gestão em relação ao Conselho Municipal de Saúde, a participação do Conselho no planejamento do sistema de saúde e quais foram suas contribuições para a aplicação dos princípios do SUS. As técnicas de pesquisa utilizadas foram a análise documental, a observação e as entrevistas semi-diretivas. A análise do material empírico aponta que a existência legal do Conselho Municipal de Saúde, não é suficiente para garantir a participação popular e o controle social. A capacidade transformadora, do CMS, está intimamente relacionada ao seu processo de institucionalização, do coeficiente de suas forças instituintes e de resistência à alternância do poder executivo. Tal capacidade decorreria por sua vez do grau de organização política da sociedade civil.
The Federal Constitution and Law 8142/90 advocate community involvement as a prerequisite for the functioning of the Unified Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde) - SUS. This definition, conquest of the country's democratization process in the 80s, provides the appearance in the political landscape of a new social actor - the user. This study examines popular participation and social control in the health system, according to the Municipal Council of Health (Conselho Municipal de Saúde) - CMS of Assis between the period of 1991-2008, having as its primary concern the possible contributions of that political space of social participation to consolidate the Unified Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde) - SUS. For that, using the legal framework of the SUS and the theoretical assumptions of Social Movements, Participation, Management and Planning, I have tried to explain how the political process of management happened in relation to the Municipal Health Council; the Council's participation in the planning of the health system and what their contributions to the implementation of the principles of the SUS were. The research techniques utilized consisted of document analysis, observation and semi-focused interviews. The analysis of the empirical material suggests that the legal existence of the Municipal Council of Health (CMS) is not satisfactory to ensure popular participation and social control. The changing capacity of the CMS is closely related to its process of institutionalization, the coefficient of its instituting forces, and resistance to alternation of executive power. Such a capacity would, in turn, come from the level of political organization of civil society.