Counterbalancing, spatial dependence, and peer group effects

Journal article

Previous studies identified several domestic factors that may influence a country’s level of structural coup-proofing, i.e., counterbalancing strategies that shall prevent internal groups from seizing power via a coup d’état. We suggest that a country’s level of counterbalancing is also affected by such policies in what we term countries’ “peer groups.” When deciding the appropriate level of counterbalancing, rulers may be affected by external information flows from a “peer group” with simila...

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Authors: Ruggeri, A; Böhmelt, T; Pilster, U

• Publication status: In press
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publisher's website
• Journal: Political Science Research and Methods Journal website
• Publication date: 2015-01-01
• DOI: 10.1017/psrm.2015.55
• EISSN: 2049-8489
• ISSN: 2049-8470