The Decline of the African Military Coup
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6288250 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John F Clark (0000-0001-5982-2007, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 141-155 |
| Publication date | 2007-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of democracy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jod.2007.0044 |
| OpenAlex | W2059370095 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 29 |
| References cited | 8 |
This study tests the proposition that liberalizing African states may avoid coups d'etat and other forms of military intervention in their politics. It hypothesizes that one way for African states to gain legitimacy is by following a trajectory of gradual liberalization. The study shows that this legitimacy, in turn, tends to inoculate African states against military intervention. Many African regimes, on the other hand, have experienced an "authoritarian drift" after nominal transitions to "democracy." Unlike the regimes governing liberalizing states, "electoral authoritarian" regimes—ones that fall prey to authoritarian drift—become more vulnerable to both civil war and military coup
Authoritarianism · Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Intervention (counseling · Legitimacy · Liberalization · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Development and Aid · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Psychology
Governmental Capabilities and Responsiveness
Exploring the socioeconomic and political implications of recurrent coup d’etat in Africa and their impact on global health
In Defence of the Coups
African coups in the Covid-19 era
Executive turnovers in sub-Saharan Africa
US Military Deployments and the Risk of Coup d’État
Conceptualising Civil-Military Relations in Emerging Democracies
Leaving the Barracks
Elite Bargains and External Influence
Reconceptualising Civil-Military Relations in Africa
Regional diffusion of military regimes in sub‐Saharan Africa
Combating Coups d’état in Africa, 1950–2014
Politicisation and Professionalisation
Talking past each other
Dynamique et diversité des armées africaines
Assaults on the Fourth Estate
Coups, Elections and the Predatory State
The Ethnic Army and the State
Democracy on the line? Political legitimacy and support for military rule in Africa
What does the population in Niger think about a military government
Supporting the opposition or the ruling party
Beyond the fallacy of coup-ism
Military loyalty and the failure of democratization in Africa
Above politics? Ex-military leaders in Nigerian electoral politics
Democratization During the Third Wave
Spatialities of slow resistance in Congo-Brazzaville
War and democracy
The African Union as a norm entrepreneur on military coups d'état in Africa (1952-2012)
The outcome of a historical process set in motion in 1991
| Unique citing works | 29 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,81 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 29 |