Constitutional Foundations of Military Coups
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4293794 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Abdullah Aydogan (0000-0002-1393-836X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 134 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 85-116 |
| Publication date | 2019-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Science Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3195 • E-ISSN: 1538-165X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1002/polq.12867 |
| OpenAlex | W2925029869 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
MORE THAN 200 SUCCESSFUL MILITARY COUPS have taken place in 95 countries over the last 75 years. Although military involvement in politics seems to have diminished following the Cold War, the aftermath of the Arab Spring reminds us that the military still plays a critical role in the politics of many states, and institutional structures are key to understanding this role. This article discusses how a particular set of institutions shapes military elites’ decisions regarding the form and degree of intervention in political processes when they face an undesirable chief executive. The broad literature on civil-military relations highlights the fact that military coups are only one form of military intervention in politics.1 In many cases, military elites try to find alternative, less costly options to achieve their ultimate political aims.2 These options include intervening in key political decision-making processes without overt military takeover. As long as they achieve their ultimate policy aims, military elites will not choose the most costly option, namely, a military coup. Coups, by definition, target the ouster of the sitting chief executive.3 When institutions provide a path for military elites to achieve their goals without the military overthrow of the chief executive, this article argues, they will pursue these less costly alternatives
Civil–military relations · Face (sociological concept) · Intervention (counseling) · Military operations other than war · Military science · Military sociology · Military theory · Military threat · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Revolution in Military Affairs · Social science · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · International Law and Human Rights · Law · Psychology · Public Administration
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |