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Military Policing in Advanced Democracies : Italy in Comparative Perspective - Matteo  Mazziotti di Celso

Military Policing in Advanced Democracies

Italy in Comparative Perspective

By: Matteo Mazziotti di Celso

Hardcover | 19 February 2026 | Edition Number 1

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This book investigates when and why governments in advanced democracies deploy armed forces for domestic security. It develops a theoretical framework conceptualizing military policing as a policy instrument and identifies circumstances that lead governing parties to choose military over police for law-and-order agendas. The analysis reveals that armed forces are often favored because they can be deployed more rapidly and at lower cost, arguing that military deployments frequently respond to economic convenience and become particularly attractive under fiscal constraint.

The framework is tested on Italy, Europe's heaviest user of armed forces for domestic security, drawing on extensive empirical evidence including over fifty interviews with military officers, politicians, and police officials, plus parliamentary debates and press sources. The book includes exploratory analysis assessing the framework's applicability to other European states.

Unlike existing studies focusing largely on Latin America, this work offers one of the first comprehensive analyses of causal factors driving military policing in advanced European democracies, making a significant contribution to civilâ"military relations scholarship. This volume will interest scholars, students, and practitioners of military studies, civilâ"military relations, policing, and security studies, as well as think tanks and policymakers seeking to understand the political dynamics behind domestic military deployments.

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