Why do coups happen in some nascent democracies but not in others? To answer this question, I pro... more Why do coups happen in some nascent democracies but not in others? To answer this question, I probe four interconnected variables in democratizing regimes: the military's ethos; the military's corporate interests; the military's perception of the new civilian ruling elite; and the correlation of force between the military and the founding democratic government. My argument is twofold: first, I maintain that ideational variables are central to shaping the military's political behaviour; and second, I argue in favour of merging insights from cultural, corporate, and structural theories to understand the consolidation, or breakdown, of nascent democracies.
I study how Mubarak kept the military elite loyal in Egypt throughout his three decades-long tenu... more I study how Mubarak kept the military elite loyal in Egypt throughout his three decades-long tenure.
I argue in this article that analyzing Tunisian civil-military relations is crucial to studying t... more I argue in this article that analyzing Tunisian civil-military relations is crucial to studying the breakdown of the Ben Ali regime in 2011.
I argue in this article that studying coup-proofing tactics is essential to understanding militar... more I argue in this article that studying coup-proofing tactics is essential to understanding military politics during the 2011 Arab Spring.
On the basis of a series of interviews conducted throughout the summer of 2014, I investigate the... more On the basis of a series of interviews conducted throughout the summer of 2014, I investigate the politics and consequences of sectarian stacking in the Syrian military as well as the root causes of Sunni officers grievances and alienation. My conclusions draw on an original database that compiles the sectarian affiliations of 81 prominent officers who occupied the most senior military positions under Bashar al-Assad.
Why do coups happen in some nascent democracies but not in others? To answer this question, I pro... more Why do coups happen in some nascent democracies but not in others? To answer this question, I probe four interconnected variables in democratizing regimes: the military's ethos; the military's corporate interests; the military's perception of the new civilian ruling elite; and the correlation of force between the military and the founding democratic government. My argument is twofold: first, I maintain that ideational variables are central to shaping the military's political behaviour; and second, I argue in favour of merging insights from cultural, corporate, and structural theories to understand the consolidation, or breakdown, of nascent democracies.
I study how Mubarak kept the military elite loyal in Egypt throughout his three decades-long tenu... more I study how Mubarak kept the military elite loyal in Egypt throughout his three decades-long tenure.
I argue in this article that analyzing Tunisian civil-military relations is crucial to studying t... more I argue in this article that analyzing Tunisian civil-military relations is crucial to studying the breakdown of the Ben Ali regime in 2011.
I argue in this article that studying coup-proofing tactics is essential to understanding militar... more I argue in this article that studying coup-proofing tactics is essential to understanding military politics during the 2011 Arab Spring.
On the basis of a series of interviews conducted throughout the summer of 2014, I investigate the... more On the basis of a series of interviews conducted throughout the summer of 2014, I investigate the politics and consequences of sectarian stacking in the Syrian military as well as the root causes of Sunni officers grievances and alienation. My conclusions draw on an original database that compiles the sectarian affiliations of 81 prominent officers who occupied the most senior military positions under Bashar al-Assad.
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