The Myth of the Coup Contagion

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ID6288443
AuthorsNaunihal Singh (corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume33
Issue4
Pages74-88
Publication date2022-10-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of democracy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214
PublisherProject MUSE (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1353/jod.2022.0048
OpenAlexW4306354012
LanguageEN
Citations received8

The recent spate of coups and coup attempts—six successful and three failed attempts in the span of twelve months—is not an indication that coup activity will return to the high levels seen during the Cold War. There is no evidence of a contagious wave; what we are seeing is simply the coincidence of already coup-prone countries (mainly in Africa) having coup attempts in the same period. These attempts were also not driven by increased insurgent activity or by western training of these militaries. However, this flurry of coup activity has revealed that post–Cold War norms against coups have eroded and will likely continue to get weaker, making a return to post-Cold war levels of coup activity unlikely

Cold war · Development economics · Economic history · Economics · Mythology · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · History · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Military History and Strategy · Political Conflict and Governance

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