Pitfalls of professionalism?: military academies and coup risk

Military academies tend to be strongly linked to the professionalization of the armed forces. This explains why many countries in the world have created such institutions. The following article studies a potential negative externality stemming from military schools: increased coup risk. We argue tha...

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Autores: Böhmelt, Tobias, Escribà-Folch, Abel, Pilster, Ulrich
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital de la UPF
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/46771
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/46771
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022002718789744
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Palabra clave:Civil–military relations
Coup d’état
Military academy
Military professionalism
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spelling Pitfalls of professionalism?: military academies and coup riskBöhmelt, TobiasEscribà-Folch, AbelPilster, UlrichCivil–military relationsCoup d’étatMilitary academyMilitary professionalismMilitary academies tend to be strongly linked to the professionalization of the armed forces. This explains why many countries in the world have created such institutions. The following article studies a potential negative externality stemming from military schools: increased coup risk. We argue that military academies may create, inculcate, and strengthen cohesive views that could conflict with incumbent policies, and that these schools establish networks among military officers that may facilitate coordination necessary for plotting a putsch. We also contend and empirically demonstrate that these negative side effects of military academies are in particular pronounced in nondemocracies, that is, military academies have diverse effects across regime types. This work has significant implications for our understanding civil–military relations. Furthermore, we contribute to the literature on military education and professionalization, as we suggest that military academies are important vehicles through which coups can emerge predominantly in authoritarian states.SAGE Publications202120212019info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10230/46771http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022002718789744reponame:Repositorio Digital de la UPFinstname:Universitat Pompeu FabraInglésJournal of Conflict Resolution. 2019 Aug 13;63(5):1111-39Böhmelt T, Escribà-Folch A, Pilster U, Pitfalls of professionalism?: military academies and coup risk, Journal of Conflict Resolution (63(5)) pp. 1111-39. Copyright © 2019 (SAGE Publications). DOI: 10.1177/0022002718789744.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/467712026-06-12T07:21:37Z
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title Pitfalls of professionalism?: military academies and coup risk
spellingShingle Pitfalls of professionalism?: military academies and coup risk
Böhmelt, Tobias
Civil–military relations
Coup d’état
Military academy
Military professionalism
title_short Pitfalls of professionalism?: military academies and coup risk
title_full Pitfalls of professionalism?: military academies and coup risk
title_fullStr Pitfalls of professionalism?: military academies and coup risk
title_full_unstemmed Pitfalls of professionalism?: military academies and coup risk
title_sort Pitfalls of professionalism?: military academies and coup risk
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Böhmelt, Tobias
Escribà-Folch, Abel
Pilster, Ulrich
author Böhmelt, Tobias
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Escribà-Folch, Abel
Pilster, Ulrich
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Pilster, Ulrich
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Civil–military relations
Coup d’état
Military academy
Military professionalism
topic Civil–military relations
Coup d’état
Military academy
Military professionalism
description Military academies tend to be strongly linked to the professionalization of the armed forces. This explains why many countries in the world have created such institutions. The following article studies a potential negative externality stemming from military schools: increased coup risk. We argue that military academies may create, inculcate, and strengthen cohesive views that could conflict with incumbent policies, and that these schools establish networks among military officers that may facilitate coordination necessary for plotting a putsch. We also contend and empirically demonstrate that these negative side effects of military academies are in particular pronounced in nondemocracies, that is, military academies have diverse effects across regime types. This work has significant implications for our understanding civil–military relations. Furthermore, we contribute to the literature on military education and professionalization, as we suggest that military academies are important vehicles through which coups can emerge predominantly in authoritarian states.
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