POL301Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Islamic Salvation Front, Ariel Sharon, Sub-Saharan Africa
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Lecture notes: pol301 african military in politics: Few slides remaining from last lecture that were not covered last class will not be reviewed in this lecture, but these slides will be posted on blackboard for us to review individually. Introduction: military rule is common in the developing world (including latin america, Africa and the middle east), although it is becoming less frequent with the advances of democracy in the last two decades: by contrast, many leaders in the west have background in military, but. Pattern of african coups in 60s-80s: once symbols of state captured, coup plotters would use radio station to broadcast to the nation to present their reason for why change was necessary. Theoretical explanations of military coups: political development theory, military centrality theory, ethnic antagonism theory, dependency theory. Types of military leaders: revolutionary military leaders (i. e. nasser of egypt, transitional military leaders (i. e. nigeria, conservative military leaders (i. e. chile)
