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

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"In this book Erica De Bruin shows that how rulers design and organize their coercive institutions affects the survival of their regimes. Balancing the military with republican guards, secret police, and militia makes attempts to oust rulers more likely to fail. However, counterbalancing carrie...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: De Bruin, Erica, 1982- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2020.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
National security.
Civil-military relations.
Military policy.
Political stability.
Political leadership.
Balance of power.
Civil war > Prevention.
Coups d'etat > Prevention.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Preventing Coups d'etat
  • The Logic of Counterbalancing
  • Counterbalancing and Coup Failure
  • How Counterbalancing Works: Testing the Causal Mechanisms
  • An Effective Deterrent? Counterbalancing and Coup Attempts
  • Challenges to Building Coercive Institutions
  • How Coups d'etat Escalate to Civil War
  • Conclusion: Coercive Institutions and Regime Survival.

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