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Núm. 35 (2023): La representación en el centro de las controversias sobre el Sahara Occidental
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Un análisis de los factores de la politización de los militares. Mauritania como estudio de caso

Raquel Ojeda-García
Universidad de Granada
Biografía
Samara López-Ruiz
Universidad de Granada
Portada
Publicado diciembre 21, 2023

Palabras clave:

Mauritania, Militares, Politización, Golpe de Estado, Ejército
Cómo citar
Ojeda-García, R., & López-Ruiz , S. (2023). Un análisis de los factores de la politización de los militares. Mauritania como estudio de caso. Revista De Estudios Internacionales Mediterráneos, (35), 189–217. https://doi.org/10.15366/reim2023.35.008

Resumen

La vida política de Mauritania ha estado estrechamente vinculada a los militares desde el primer golpe militar en 1978. Sin embargo, existe una escasez de literatura académica que explique las causas de la politización de estos actores. Este artículo analiza las causas de la politización militar en Mauritania, utilizando el método de estudio de caso y un marco analítico basado en las variables de Bishara (2018) y Perlmutter (1969). La principal contribución de este estudio radica en la identificación de los procesos que han permitido a los militares mantener su papel protagónico en la República Islámica de Mauritania.

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