Explaining Military Coups D'Etat
Black Africa, 1957-1984
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4882413 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Craig Jenkins (0000-0003-3552-8027), A J Kposowa (0000-0002-7509-7957) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 861 |
| Publication date | 1990-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-1224 • E-ISSN: 1939-8271 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2095751 |
| OpenAlex | W2335166159 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 40 |
| References cited | 22 |
Military coups and related problems of political control in Third World countries present a major obstacle to economic and social development. We evaluate a synthetic theory of military coups derived from political development theory, military centrality arguments, several theories of ethnic antagonism, and economic dependency theory. Using data on military interventions in 33 Black African states between 1957 and 1984, we carry out a LISREL analysis of the structural propensity for military coups. Wefind strong support for modernization and competition theories of ethnic antagonisms, military centrality theory and aspects of dependency theory. Political development theory is not supported. Ethnic diversity and competition, military centrality, debt dependence, and political factionalism are major predictors of coup activity. Military centrality is, in turn, rooted in the same underlying structures. Ethnic dominance is a stabilizing force creating social integration and weakening opposition. Intractable conflicts rooted in ethnic competition and economic dependence appear to create a structural contextfor military coups and related instabilities
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| Unique citing works | 40 |
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| Citations per year | 1,14 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 2026 (36) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 40 |