Constantine P. Danopoulos teaches Political Science at San José State University and Santa Clara University. A native of Greece, he received his B.A. and M.A. in Political Science from San José State University and his Ph.D., also in Political Science, from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He has written extensively on the subject of civil-military relations. His publications include: Warriors and Politicians in Modern Greece (1984) and many articles in journals such as Political Science Quarterly; Armed Forces and Society; the Journal of Political and Military Sociology, West European Politics, and Public Administration and Development. He is presently associate editor of the Journal of Political and Military Sociology.

• Military Dictatorships in Retreat: Problems and Perspectives -- Obstacles to Disengagement and Democratization: Military Regimes in Benin and Burkina Faso -- After the Coup: South Korea Creates a New Political Order -- Polish Soldiers in Politics: The Party in Uniform? -- Contemporary Civil-Military Relations Theory and De-Intervention: The Case of Panama -- The Politics of Disengagement in Turkey: The Kemalist Tradition -- Back to the Barracks: The Brazilian Military’s Style -- A Postmortem of the Institutional Military Regime in Peru -- Withdrawal in Disgrace: Decline of the Argentine Military, 1976–1983 -- Beating a Hasty Retreat: The Greek Military Withdraws from Power -- Withdrawal and After: A One-Way Street or a Revolving Door?