Sometimes I found people who I was talking to and their coup happened after an elected leader became less democratic. They could very convincingly tell me that their coup was in response to those actions. Then I'd find out that they started plotting the coup years in advance or entertaining it when the situation was very different.Naunihal SinghBecome a Patron!Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox.A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com.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.Key HighlightsIntroduction - 0:43Brief History of Coups - 3:11Anti-Coup Norm - 10:33Conditions for a Coup - 18:33Reinforcing the Anti-Coup Norm - 35:53The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the official position of the U.S. Navy, Department of Defense, or U.S. Government.Key Links"The Myth of the Coup Contagion" by Naunihal Singh in the Journal of DemocracySeizing Power: The Strategic Logic of Military Coups by Naunihal SinghLearn more about Naunihal SinghDemocracy Paradox PodcastSteven Levitsky and Lucan Way on the Durable Authoritarianism of Revolutionary RegimesMichael Miller on the Unexpected Paths to DemocratizationMore Episodes from the PodcastMore InformationDemocracy GroupApes of the State created all MusicEmail the show at jkempf@democracyparadox.comFollow on Twitter @DemParadox, Facebook, Instagram @democracyparadoxpodcast100 Books on DemocracyDemocracy Paradox is part of the Amazon Affiliates Program and earns commissions on items purchased from links to the Amazon website. All links are to recommended books discussed in the podcast or referenced in the blog.Support the show