Forum: A Coup At the Capitol? Conceptualizing Coups and Other Antidemocratic Actions

Author:

Powell Jonathan M1ORCID,Ben Hammou Salah1ORCID,Smith Amy Erica2ORCID,Borba Lucas3ORCID,Kinney Drew Holland4ORCID,Chacha Mwita5ORCID,De Bruin Erica6ORCID

Affiliation:

1. University of Central Florida, USA

2. Iowa State University, USA

3. Vanderbilt University, USA

4. Tulane University, USA

5. University of Birmingham, UK

6. Hamilton College, USA

Abstract

AbstractThe term “coup” has been used to describe a diverse range of events. Although recent decades have seen the academic study of coups focus on an increasingly narrow type of military intervention in politics, the general public, governments, and international organizations frequently apply the coup label to a broader set of antidemocratic actions. This was dramatically illustrated after the overrunning of the US Capitol Building on January 6, 2021, when discussions of the event led to debates about whether or not it constituted a coup. More than a mere matter of semantics, describing an event as a coup can have analytical, normative, and practical implications. The scholars in this forum explore the challenges inherent in distinguishing coups from other types of antidemocratic actions, highlight gaps between academic and popular conceptions of the term, and identify ways in which scholars can productively contribute to public debates around contentious events.

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Political Science and International Relations,Geography, Planning and Development

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