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Between Military Rule and Democracy: Regime Consolidation in Greece, Turkey, and Beyond
Yaprak Gürsoy
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Why do the armed forces sometimes intervene in politics via short-lived coups d'état, at other times establish or support authoritarian regimes, or in some cases come under the democratic control of civilians? To find answers, Yaprak Gürsoy examines four episodes of authoritarianism, six periods of democracy, and ten short-lived coups in Greece and Turkey, and then applies her resultant theory to four more recent military interventions in Thailand and Egypt.
Based on more than 150 interviews with Greek and Turkish elites, Gürsoy offers a detailed analysis of both countries from the interwar period to recent regime crises. She argues that officers, politicians, and businesspeople prefer democracy, authoritarianism, or short-lived coups depending on the degree of threat they perceive to their interests from each other and the lower classes. The power of elites relative to the opposition, determined in part by the coalitions they establish with each other, affects the success of military interventions and the consolidation of regimes.
With historical and theoretical depth, Between Military Rule and Democracy will interest students of regime change and civil-military relations in Greece, Turkey, Thailand, and Egypt, as well as in countries facing similar challenges to democratization.
Based on more than 150 interviews with Greek and Turkish elites, Gürsoy offers a detailed analysis of both countries from the interwar period to recent regime crises. She argues that officers, politicians, and businesspeople prefer democracy, authoritarianism, or short-lived coups depending on the degree of threat they perceive to their interests from each other and the lower classes. The power of elites relative to the opposition, determined in part by the coalitions they establish with each other, affects the success of military interventions and the consolidation of regimes.
With historical and theoretical depth, Between Military Rule and Democracy will interest students of regime change and civil-military relations in Greece, Turkey, Thailand, and Egypt, as well as in countries facing similar challenges to democratization.
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Cover
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Title
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Copyright
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Dedication
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Contents
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Preface and Acknowledgments
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Abbreviations
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Note on Transliteration
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1. Introduction
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2. A Theory of Regime Change and Military Interventions
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3. Greece between 1922 and 1974
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4. Turkey between 1923 and 1983
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5. Party-Voter Relations
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6. More of the Same?
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7. Applying the Theory to Contemporary Cases of Military Rule
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8. Conclusion
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Afterword
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Appendix
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Notes
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References
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Index
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Published: 2017
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
- 978-0-472-13042-9 (hardcover)
- 978-0-472-12299-8 (ebook)