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Between Military Rule and Democracy: Regime Consolidation in Greece, Turkey, and Beyond
Contributor(s): Gursoy, Yaprak (Author)
ISBN: 0472130420     ISBN-13: 9780472130429
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
OUR PRICE:   $84.10  
Product Type: Hardcover
Published: July 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Comparative Politics
- Political Science | World - Middle Eastern
- Political Science | World - Asian
Dewey: 321.09
LCCN: 2016058012
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.36 lbs) 328 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Turkey
- Cultural Region - Greece
- Cultural Region - Southeast Asian
- Cultural Region - Middle East
 
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Why do the armed forces sometimes intervene in politics via short-lived coups d' tat, at other times establish or support authoritarian regimes, or in some cases come under the democratic control of civilians? To find answers, Yaprak G rsoy 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, G rsoy 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.