Political Support, Political Skepticism, And Political Stability In New Democracies
An Empirical Examination of Mass Support for Coups d’Etat in Peru
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6246169 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M A Seligson (0000-0002-7202-9422, University of Pittsburgh), Julio F Carrión (0000-0002-0347-9315, University of Delaware) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 58-82 |
| Publication date | 2002-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comparative Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0010-4140 • E-ISSN: 1552-3829 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/001041400203500106 |
| OpenAlex | W2143025102 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 40 |
| References cited | 43 |
Conventional wisdom holds that high levels of system support serve as an attitudinal barrier to democratic breakdown. In unconsolidated democracies, however, where democratic norms are regularly violated, the authors hypothesize that a healthy dose of political skepticism toward the political system, neither extreme rejection nor uncritical support of the system, would be associated with greater attitudinal resistance to breakdown in the form of a military coup. Using survey data from Peru, the authors confirm this expectation, showing that the relationship between system support and approval of military coups follows a V-curve pattern. This research fails to find support for the contention that a greater involvement in associational life or a greater degree of interpersonal trust predispose people to reject coups. The authors found other factors, such as rejection of the use of direct tactics for political purposes, support for the incumbent, and age, that are better predictors of coup support and rejection
Democracy · Economics · Empirical examination · Epistemology · Interpersonal communication · Political economy · Political efficacy · Political science · Political stability · Political system · Politics · Resistance (ecology · Skepticism · Sociology · Survey data collection · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Politics and Society in Latin America · Psychology · Social Capital and Networks · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology
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