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

How to Prevent Coups d'État : : Counterbalancing and Regime Survival / / Erica De Bruin.

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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 r...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020
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De Bruin, Erica,
Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2020]
©2022
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (216 p.) :; 1 map, 6 charts
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Table of Contents:
  • 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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