Mapping Variation in Strategies of Political Control of the Military in Autocracies

• In Event: MENA Authoritarianism

Brief Overview

Develops a general theory for variation in how autocrats maintain control of the military, based focusing on differences in their "strategies of political control." Empirical analysis reveals regional patterns and incidence of different strategies.

Authors

• Risa Brooks, Marquette University

• Peter Bentley White, University of Maryland-College Park