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self-coup: a standalone construct

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Comparative politics

a seizure of extraordinary power by an elected executive who suspends the constitution or closes the legislature in order to rule unchecked.

In comparative politics, self-coup refers to a seizure of extraordinary power by an elected executive who suspends the constitution or closes the legislature in order to rule unchecked. This meaning comes from Cameron (1998) in Journal of Democracy.[1]

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References

Cameron, M. A. (1998). Self-Coups: Peru, Guatemala, and Russia. Journal of Democracy, 9(1), 125-139. https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.1998.0003

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