Add to ORKGIn Africa coup plots are by far the most common challenge to the continuity of regimes. In this paper we investigate proneness to coups by drawing on our previous work on proneness to civil war. The most striking aspect of our results is the similarity in the causes of coups and civil wars. Standard indicators of grievance such as political repression and economic inequality do not feature as significant influences. A common core of economic factors underpins proneness to coups and civil wars: low income and a lack of growth. Both are also subject to ‘traps’ – once a coup or civil war has occurred, further events are much more likely. We have attempted to investigate whether policies that favor the military reduce the risk of coups, but hav...
Recent years have seen African militaries attempt coups in virtually every geographic region, from E...
What explains the propensities of countries to experience coups d\u27état? This article tests variou...
Political leaders face threats to their power from both within and outside the regime. Leaders can b...
In Africa coup plots are by far the most common challenge to the continuity of regimes. In this pape...
The governments of many developing countries face a risk of a coup d'état perpetrated by their own m...
This paper investigates civil conflict as a product of the survival strategies of African leaders. S...
This paper investigates civil conflict as a product of the survival strategies of African leaders. S...
The governments of many developing countries face a risk of a coup d’état perpetrated by their own m...
The governments of many developing countries face a risk of a coup d’état perpetrated by their own m...
The governments of many developing countries face a risk of a coup d’état perpetrated by their own m...
The governments of many developing countries face a risk of a coup d’état perpetrated by their own m...
Though approximately one in four coup attempts takes place during an ongoing civil war, scholars hav...
Although coup risk plays an important role in theories of war, revolution, and democratization, scho...
Though approximately one in four coup attempts takes place during an ongoing civil war, scholars hav...
Military coups have posed a persistent threat to political stability in Africa, undermining democrat...
Recent years have seen African militaries attempt coups in virtually every geographic region, from E...
What explains the propensities of countries to experience coups d\u27état? This article tests variou...
Political leaders face threats to their power from both within and outside the regime. Leaders can b...
In Africa coup plots are by far the most common challenge to the continuity of regimes. In this pape...
The governments of many developing countries face a risk of a coup d'état perpetrated by their own m...
This paper investigates civil conflict as a product of the survival strategies of African leaders. S...
This paper investigates civil conflict as a product of the survival strategies of African leaders. S...
The governments of many developing countries face a risk of a coup d’état perpetrated by their own m...
The governments of many developing countries face a risk of a coup d’état perpetrated by their own m...
The governments of many developing countries face a risk of a coup d’état perpetrated by their own m...
The governments of many developing countries face a risk of a coup d’état perpetrated by their own m...
Though approximately one in four coup attempts takes place during an ongoing civil war, scholars hav...
Although coup risk plays an important role in theories of war, revolution, and democratization, scho...
Though approximately one in four coup attempts takes place during an ongoing civil war, scholars hav...
Military coups have posed a persistent threat to political stability in Africa, undermining democrat...
Recent years have seen African militaries attempt coups in virtually every geographic region, from E...
What explains the propensities of countries to experience coups d\u27état? This article tests variou...
Political leaders face threats to their power from both within and outside the regime. Leaders can b...