Essays about: "coup attempts"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words coup attempts.

  1. 1. The West African Coup Trap : A qualitative case study of military coups d'état in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, and Guinea

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Joy Hansen; [2024]
    Keywords : Coup d état; Mali; Niger; Burkina Faso; Guinea; External impact; Climate change; Political instability; France; Russia;

    Abstract : Africa is the continent having the most coups d'état. From 2020 to 2022, there were six coups and three coup attempts on the continent. This study aims to investigate the causes of these coups d'état in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Guinea, four former French colonies in West Africa. READ MORE

  3. 2. ‘A Taste of democracy’: Burmese Conception of Democracy in the Aftermath of the Coup

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Nitya Jadeja; [2022-11-03]
    Keywords : Democratic Theory; Military Coup; Myanmar; National League for Democracy; Pro-Democracy Protests; Tatmadaw;

    Abstract : In November 2020, the National League for Democracy, headed by Aung San Suu Kyi, won a landslide victory in the national elections in Myanmar. On February 1, 2021, before the first session of the parliament could convene, the military, known as the Tatmadaw, staged a coup and ousted the democratically elected government. READ MORE

  4. 3. Is Turkey heading towards democracy development? : A Case Study of Democratization process in Turkey

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Rudaw Hama; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Is Turkey heading towards democracy development? According to many analysts andresearchers, it is debated how the democratic development in Turkey after the 2016 coup hasaffected the country's political system and created many challenges and problems for thecountry's democratic development. The purpose of this study is to look at Turkey'sdemocratic development after the 2016 coup through observations, as there have been majorpolitical changes in the country. READ MORE

  5. 4. A Matter of Honour : Conflicts Between Royal Servants in Danish-Norwegian Colonial Greenland 1728-1731

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Emil Andersen; [2022]
    Keywords : colonial history; social conflict; history of violence; legal history; honour; absolutism; Greenland; Denmark-Norway; Kolonihistorie; social konflikt; voldens historie; retshistorie; ære; enevælde; Grønland; Danmark-Norge;

    Abstract : This thesis is a micro-historical study of the role of honour in interpersonal conflicts in the Danish-Norwegian crown colony of Greenland between 1728 and 1731. In the two settlements that constituted the colony, the highest-ranking officials, including the governor, were all oath-sworn royal servants; they were also almost constantly embroiled in personal quarrels. READ MORE

  6. 5. The new wave of takeovers occurring in democracies

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sara Larsson; [2021]
    Keywords : The third wave of autocratization; Coup d’état; democracies;

    Abstract : Democracies worldwide are facing a third wave of autocratization, in which a new model tactic has emerged to end democracies. During previous waves coup d’état have been the main reason why democracies breakdown. READ MORE