Essays about: "DAVID ERNSTSSON"

Found 1 essay containing the words DAVID ERNSTSSON.

  1. 1. Authoritarian Foundations The Mechanisms of Support Behind Authoritarian Takeovers

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : David Runbäck Ernstsson; [2008]
    Keywords : Coup; Support; Authoritarianism; Opinion; Democracy; Political history; Politisk historia; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Social structures; Sociala strukturer; Social psychology; Socialpsykologi; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : In this study the author builds on previous materials and a statistical comparison between states with successful coup attempts and states without successful coups in an attempt to isolate a series of factors that may have an effect on the outcome of an attempted coup d'état. The isolated factors are then tested on the cases of Gambia, Ghana, Ecuador and Thailand. READ MORE