Sunday, February 22, 2009

Militarizing the bureaucracy

  • rewarding compliant retirees from the state's security forces
  • preventing well-qualified and well-meaning civilians from occupying key positions
  • buying political loyalty
  • building a firewall against any coup attempt, people power or combination
  • laying the ground for military rule (?)

DS 141 mini-reporting on Tuesday

Form a group with six members. Exercise collective leadership. Present a mini-report about your chosen article from the list below. Avoid du...