Zoltan Barany
Professor — Ph.D., University of Virginia
Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Centennial Professor

Contact
- E-mail: barany@austin.utexas.edu
- Phone: 512.232.7231
- Office: BAT 3.156
- Campus Mail Code: A1800
Biography
Professor Barany is chiefly interested in military politics and democratization worldwide. In the past decade his field research has focused on the Arabian Peninsula and Burma/Myanmar.
Barany’s recent books include How Armies Respond to Revolutions and Why (Princeton, 2016), The Soldier and the Changing State: Building Democratic Armies in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas (Princeton, 2012), and, as co-editor, Security Sector Reform in Constitutional Transitions (Oxford, 2019) and Is Democracy Exportable? (Cambridge, 2009). His new book, Armies of Arabia: Military Politics and Effectiveness in the Gulf, is forthcoming from Oxford University Press in September 2021.
Courses
GOV 390L • Military In Politics
39240 • Fall 2021
Meets M 12:00PM-3:00PM BAT 5.102
GOV 390L • Arab Monarchies
37740 • Fall 2020
Meets M 3:00PM-6:00PM GAR 0.120
(also listed as MES 384)
GOV 312L • Issues & Policies In Amer Gov
37905 • Spring 2020
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM
GO
GOV 365G • Military In Politics
38110 • Spring 2020
Meets TTH 3:30PM-5:00PM MEZ 1.210
GOV 390L • Military In Politics
37855 • Fall 2019
Meets M 3:30PM-6:30PM BAT 1.104
GOV 312L • Issues & Policies In Amer Gov
38135 • Spring 2019
Meets MW 2:30PM-4:00PM BUR 108
GO
GOV 390L • Modern Monarchy
38777 • Fall 2018
Meets M 3:30PM-6:30PM PAR 214
(also listed as MES 384)
GOV 312L • Issues & Policies In Amer Gov
38130 • Spring 2018
Meets MW 2:30PM-4:00PM MEZ 1.306
GO
GOV 390L • Military In Politics
38965 • Fall 2017
Meets M 3:30PM-6:30PM BAT 5.102
(also listed as LAS 384L, MES 384)
GOV 312L • Issues & Policies In Amer Gov
38530 • Spring 2017
Meets MW 2:30PM-4:00PM MEZ 1.306
GO
GOV 390L • Modern Monarchy
38735 • Fall 2016
Meets M 3:30PM-6:30PM PAR 214
(also listed as MES 384)
GOV 312L • Issues & Policies In Amer Gov
37770 • Spring 2016
Meets MW 3:00PM-4:30PM WAG 101
GOV 365N • Monarchies And Mini-States
38015 • Spring 2016
Meets MW 5:00PM-6:30PM PAR 303
II
GOV 390L • Military In Politics
37980 • Fall 2015
Meets M 3:30PM-6:30PM MEZ 1.104
(also listed as LAS 384L)
GOV 312L • Issues & Policies In Amer Gov
37844 • Spring 2015
Meets MW 3:00PM-4:30PM WAG 101
GOV 365N • Military In Politics
38059 • Spring 2015
Meets MW 5:00PM-6:30PM PAR 1
GOV 398T • Supv Teaching In Government
39150 • Fall 2014
Meets M 9:00AM-12:00PM BAT 1.104
GOV 398T • Supv Teaching In Government
39455 • Fall 2013
Meets M 9:00AM-12:00PM BAT 1.104
GOV 365N • Military In Politics
38957 • Spring 2013
Meets M 3:30PM-6:30PM MEZ B0.302
GOV 390L • Military In Politics
39140 • Spring 2013
Meets M 9:30AM-12:30PM BAT 5.102
(also listed as MES 384)
GOV 398T • Supv Teaching In Government
39010 • Fall 2012
Meets M 9:00AM-12:00PM BAT 1.104
GOV 398T • Supv Teaching In Government
38990 • Fall 2011
Meets M 9:00AM-12:00PM BAT 1.104
GOV 365N • Military In Politics
39025 • Spring 2011
Meets M 3:30PM-6:30PM BAT 5.102
GOV 390L • Military In Politics
39225 • Spring 2011
Meets M 9:00AM-12:00PM BAT 1.104
(also listed as LAS 384L, MES 381)
GOV 398T • Supv Teaching In Government
38900 • Fall 2010
Meets M 9:00AM-12:00PM BAT 1.104
GOV 390L • Military In Politics
40330 • Fall 2007
Meets M 3:00PM-6:00PM BAT 1.104
(also listed as MES 381)
GOV 312L • Iss And Policies In Amer Gov
38645 • Spring 2007
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM MEZ 1.306
GO
GOV 312L • Iss And Policies In Amer Gov
39643 • Fall 2006
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM MEZ 1.306
GO
GOV 390L • Military In Politics
38210 • Spring 2006
Meets W 3:30PM-6:30PM BUR 232
(also listed as MES 381, REE 385)
GOV 324J • Govs & Polit Of East Europe
37620 • Fall 2005
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM BUR 112
(also listed as REE 335)
GOV 390L • Military In Politics
36675 • Spring 2005
Meets W 3:30PM-6:30PM BUR 232
(also listed as MES 381, REE 385)
LAS W698A • Thesis
85940 • Summer 2004
GOV 390L • Military In Politics
35335 • Spring 2004
Meets W 3:30PM-6:30PM BUR 232
(also listed as ANS 391, MES 381, REE 385)
GOV 324J • Govs And Pol Of East Europe
35695 • Fall 2003
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM BUR 216
(also listed as REE 335)
GOV 379S • Generals And Politicians-Hon-W
35955 • Fall 2003
Meets TH 3:30PM-6:30PM BUR 436A
C2
GOV 390L • Military In Politics
35050 • Spring 2003
Meets T 1:00PM-4:00PM BUR 436A
(also listed as ANS 391, MES 381, REE 385)
GOV 324J • Govs And Pol Of East Europe
35275 • Fall 2002
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM BUR 212
(also listed as REE 335)
GOV 379S • Hon Smnr: Ethnopolitics-W
35490 • Fall 2002
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM BUR 128
C2
GOV 312L • Iss And Policies In Amer Gov
34585-34600 • Spring 2002
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:00PM BUR 106
GO
GOV 365N • Military In Politics
34785 • Spring 2002
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM BUR 208
(also listed as LAS 337M, REE 335)
GOV 390L • Military In Politics
34975 • Spring 2002
Meets T 7:00PM-10:00PM BUR 228
(also listed as MES 381, REE 385)
GOV 312L • Iss And Policies In Amer Gov
34460-34475 • Spring 2001
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:00PM BUR 106
GO
GOV 324J • Govs And Pol Of East Europe
34630 • Spring 2001
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM BUR 208
(also listed as REE 335)
GOV 365N • The Military In Politics-W
35525 • Fall 2000
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM BUR 108
C2
(also listed as ANS 361, LAS 337M, REE 335)
GOV 390L • Soldiers And Politics
35703 • Fall 2000
Meets T 3:30PM-6:30PM BUR 436A
(also listed as ANS 391, MES 381, REE 385)
Publications
SINCE 2010
Authored Books
2016 How Armies Respond to Revolutions and Why
Princeton University Press –– 230 pp. (Arabic translation)
Nominated for the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order
2012 The Soldier and the Changing State: Building Democratic Armies in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas
Princeton University Press –– 456 pp. (Arabic & Burmese translations)
2013 Choice Outstanding Academic Title
Nominated for the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order
Articles, Book Chapters, Reports, Monographs
2017 “Why Have Three Gulf States Introduced the Draft? Bucking the Trend on Conscription in Arabia (and Europe),” Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, DC: CSIS, forthcoming in June)
2017 “The Influence of North African Militaries on Foreign Policy Making,” in the Middle East-Asia Project (MAP) series on “’Civilianizing’ the State in the Middle East and Asia Pacific Regions,” (Washington, DC: Middle East Institute, forthcoming in June)
2017 “Big News! Conscription in the Gulf,” in the Middle East-Asia Project (MAP) series on “’Civilianizing’ the State in the Middle East and Asia Pacific Regions,” (Washington, DC: Middle East Institute, January 25) http://www.mei.edu/content/map/big-news-conscription-gulf
2017 “The Shah and His Armed Forces: Understanding the Iranian Revolution,” Siyasat Arabia (in English and Arabic, on line and in print), January.
2016 “The Bahrain Defence Force: The Monarchy’s Second-to-Last Line of Defense,” Burke Chair Report, Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, DC: CSIS, December 14) https://www.csis.org/analysis/bahrain-defence-force-monarchys-second-last-line-defense
2016 “Armed Forces and Democratization in Myanmar,” Burke Chair Report, Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, DC: CSIS, September 13) https://www.csis.org/analysis/armed-forces-and-democratization-myanmar-why-us- military-should-engage-tatmadaw
2016 “The Challenges of Building a National Army in Yemen,” Burke Chair Report, Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, DC: CSIS, July 18) https://www.csis.org/analysis/challenges-building-national-army-yemen.
2016 “Moving toward Democracy: The 2015 Parliamentary Elections in Myanmar,” Electoral Studies, 42 (June): 76-89.
2016 “Reforming the Armies of Authoritarian Regimes,” in Eva Bellin and Heidi E. Lane, eds., Building Rule of Law in the Arab World: Tunisia, Egypt, and Beyond. Lynne Rienner. 67-88.
2016 “Myanmar’s Shaky Transition,” Foreign Affairs, March 30, at www.foreignaffairs.https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/burma-myanmar/2016-03-30/myanmars-shaky-transition
2015 “Leaving Politics: What Burmese Generals Can Learn from South Korean and Indonesian Experiences,” Malaysian Journal of International Relations, 33:2 (December): 1-24.
2015 “Democracy in Myanmar: A Long Way to Go,” Foreign Affairs, December 2, at https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/asia/2015-12-01/democracy-myanmar
2015 “Burma Before the Elections,” IAI Working Paper (Instituto Affari Internazionali [Institute for International Affairs], Rome) 13/39, October 15, 9 pp.; available at http://www.iai.it/en/pubblicazioni/burma-elections
2015 “Myanmar’s Divided Opposition,” Foreign Affairs, October 1, available at https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/burma-myanmar/2015-10-01/myanmars-divided-opposition
2015 “Exits from Military Rule: Lessons for Burma,” Journal of Democracy, 26:2 (April): 86-100. Published in Burmese by The Irrawaddy journal, in June 2015; http://burma.irrawaddy.org/opinion/viewpoint/2015/06/13/76368.html
2014 “How Post-Colonial Armies Came About: Comparative Perspectives from Asia and Africa,” Journal of Asian and African Studies, 49:5 (September): 597-616.
2014 “Building National Armies after Civil War: Lessons from Bosnia, El Salvador, and Lebanon,” Political Science Quarterly, 129:2 (Summer): 211-238.
2013 “Reforming Defense: Lessons for Arab Republics,” Strategic Studies Quarterly, 7:4 (Winter): 37-61.
2012 “The ‘Arab Spring’ in the Kingdoms,” Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies Research Paper (Doha Institute, Qatar), (September), 37 pp.; available at http://english.dohainstitute.org/release/907fb84b-4fc8-49be-baef-2252a8e605c4
2013 “After the Arab Spring: Revolt and Resilience in the Arab Kingdoms,” Parameters: The US Army War College Quarterly, 43:2 (Summer): 89-101.
2013 “General Failure in Syria: Without the Officers’ Support, the Insurgents Can’t Win,” Foreign Affairs, July 17, available at https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/syria/2013-07-17/general-failure-syria
2013 “Why Most Syrian Officers Remain Loyal to Assad,” Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies Commentary (Doha Institute, Qatar), June 17; available at http://english.dohainstitute.org/release/b8f4f88b-94d3-45a0-b78e-8adad3871daa
2013 “Armies and Revolutions,” Journal of Democracy, 24:2 (April): 62-76. A different version was published as “Explaining Military Responses to Revolutions,” Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies Research Paper (Doha Institute, Qatar), June 2013, 17 pp. Also published in Arabic in Siyasat Arabia, 4 (September 2013) on line and in print, available at https://bookstore.dohainstitute.org/c-1-science-and-politics.aspx
2013 “Unrest and State Response in the Arab Monarchies,” Mediterranean Quarterly, 24:2 (Spring): 5-38.
2012 “How to Build Democratic Armies,” Prism (Center for Complex Operations, National Defense University), 4:1 (December): 2-16.
2011 “Comparing the Arab Revolts: The Role of the Military,” Journal of Democracy, 22:4 (October): 27-39. Reprinted: in Larry Diamond and Marc F. Plattner, eds., Democratization and Authoritarianism in the Arab World. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014. 162-174.
2011 “Explaining NATO’s Resilience: Is International Relations Theory Useful?” Contemporary Security Policy, 32:2 (August): 286-307, with Robert Rauchhaus.