Toward a Structural Understanding of Coup Risk
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6285085 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aaron Belkin (Department of Political Science University of California, Santa Barbara), Evan Schofer (0000-0003-2593-9949, Department of Sociology University of Minnesota) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 594-620 |
| Publication date | 2003-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022002703258197 |
| OpenAlex | W2056946959 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 201 |
| References cited | 64 |
Although coup risk plays an important role in theories of war, revolution, and democratization, scholars have not developed a rigorous conceptualization and valid measure of the concept. We develop a structural understanding of coup risk as distinct from proximate causes of coups as well as coup-proofing strategies that regimes implement to avert coups. Theoretical insights into factors that predispose regimes toward coup vulnerability provide the groundwork for an improved measure based on strength of civil society, legitimacy, and past coups. Cross-national statistical analyses are used to significantly improve on previous coupincidence models and highlight deficiencies of the common approach to measuring coup risk. The structural conceptualization of coup risk enhances understanding of broader civil-military dynamics, in particular the well-known distinction between motives and opportunities for launching coups. This distinction is shown to be insensitive to an important observational equivalence: that coups may be rare in both high-and low-risk cases
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