POL301Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: African Political Systems, Neocolonialism, Morris Janowitz
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Pol301 lecture notes june 11, 2013: latin america and middle east have had many military regimes, western world had military leaders elected through the political system (eisenhower, 1946-1970: 59 developing countries experienced 274 attempted coups. Veto coup: african leaders align with the military and they are not able to be displaced, definition and typology of coup d"etat, revolutionary: there to do a profound change and to improve the human condition. After elections, they did not agree with the islamist party that won (fis) and overthrew them. Led to civil war lasting 15 years killing almost. Breakthrough coup: this is where the military oust an outdated (authoritarian or traditional) regime, seeking to change society entirely, coup d"etat becomes a revolutionary break from the past, ex. Tell population they will be back in their barracks after 6 months to 1 year: rationales of military intervention, there are different theories and perspectives on the military intervention in politics, strength of the state.