Coercion and governance the declining political role of the military in asia amazonde alagappa muthiah fremdsprachige bucher. The book argues that the key to understanding civil military relations in asia and elsewhere is the role of coercion in state and nation building and in the exercise of political authority as. The book argues that the key to understanding civil military relations in asia and elsewhere is the role of coercion in state and nation building and in the exercise of political authority as coercion in these processes increases or decreases so does the political power and influence of the military civilian supremacy requires superior political ideational moral and economic power translated into strong institutions that can regulate the military and limit its role in governance a . The book argues that the key to understanding civil military relations in asia and elsewhere is the role of coercion in state and nation building and in the exercise of political authority as coercion in these processes increases or decreases so does the political power and influence of the military civilian supremacy requires superior political ideational moral and economic power translated into strong institutions that can regulate the military and limit its role in governance