Naunihal Singh on Why He Studies Coups Democracy Paradox
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Naunihal Singh is associate professor in the Department of National Security Affairs at the U.S. Naval War College and the author of Seizing Power: The Strategic Logic of Military Coups (2014). He recently wrote the article "The Myth of the Coup Contagion" in the Journal of Democracy. Please note the views expressed are his own and do not reflect the official position of the U.S. Navy, Department of Defense, or U.S. Government.
On Tuesday's full-length episode he discusses the reasons why coups happen, why they happen less often, and how that could change. In this bonus content, he talks about what drew him to the study of coups and how his research allowed him to approach the topic differently.
Naunihal Singh is associate professor in the Department of National Security Affairs at the U.S. Naval War College and the author of Seizing Power: The Strategic Logic of Military Coups (2014). He recently wrote the article "The Myth of the Coup Contagion" in the Journal of Democracy. Please note the views expressed are his own and do not reflect the official position of the U.S. Navy, Department of Defense, or U.S. Government.
On Tuesday's full-length episode he discusses the reasons why coups happen, why they happen less often, and how that could change. In this bonus content, he talks about what drew him to the study of coups and how his research allowed him to approach the topic differently.