The Trump Self-Coup Attempt: Comparisons and Civil–Military Relations

IF 2.9 2区社会学 Q1 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Government and Opposition Pub Date : 2022-04-07 DOI:10.1017/gov.2022.13

D. Pion-Berlin, T. Bruneau, Richard B. Goetze

引用次数: 1

Abstract

Abstract The storming of the US Capitol building in January 2021 was a presidential attempt at a self-coup. To make the case, this article reviews elements of the Capitol assault and the events leading up to it, in light of the key conceptual components of a self-coup, and how those compare to attributes of other kinds of attacks on governments. The Trump self-coup will then be compared and contrasted empirically to other self-coups perpetrated by leaders. It is found that what separates successful self-coups from those that fail is whether the military backs the undertaking. Thus, a section is included on US military behaviour in response to Trump's attempts to gain military adherence for his political actions.

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Government and Opposition POLITICAL SCIENCE-

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6.70

自引率

10.70%

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