Coups: Different Mechanisms and Their Consequences for Institution Change
Journal of Conflict Resolution
Published online on November 11, 2025
Abstract
Journal of Conflict Resolution, Volume 70, Issue 6, Page 927-957, July 2026.
Based on an extension of selectorate theory, we characterize three structural conditions that make a coup likely: winning coalition size near the size that yields minimum utility to its members (so small or intermediate-sized coalitions), low economic ...
Based on an extension of selectorate theory, we characterize three structural conditions that make a coup likely: winning coalition size near the size that yields minimum utility to its members (so small or intermediate-sized coalitions), low economic ...