How to Prevent Coups d'État : Counterbalancing and Regime Survival /

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In this lively and provocative book, Erica De Bruin looks at the threats that rulers face from their own armed forces. Can rulers make their regimes coup-proof?How to Prevent Coups d'État shows that how rulers organize their coercive institutions has a profound effect on the survival of their...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: De Bruin, Erica, 1982- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2020]
Temas:
Balance of power.
Civil war > Prevention.
Civil-military relations.
Coups d'état > Prevention.
Military policy.
National security.
Political leadership.
Political stability.
International Studies.
Security Studies.
Équilibre des puissances.
Relations pouvoir civil-pouvoir militaire.
Politique militaire.
Stabilité politique.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International).
Balance of power
Civil-military relations
Military policy
National security
Political leadership
Political stability
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Tables and Figures
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Preventing Coups d'État
  • 1. The Logic of Counterbalancing
  • 2. Counterbalancing and Coup Failure
  • 3. How Counterbalancing Works: Testing the Causal Mechanisms
  • 4. An Effective Deterrent? Counterbalancing and Coup Attempts
  • 5. Challenges to Building Coercive Institutions
  • 6. How Coups d'État Escalate to Civil War
  • Conclusion: Coercive Institutions and Regime Survival
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Index

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