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Staten på reträtt i Sahel? En kvalitativ fallstudie om statskapacitet och militärkupper i Burkina Faso

Hobring, Hugo LU and Lindberg, Jesper LU (2024) STVA23 20232
Department of Political Science
Abstract
This thesis employs process tracing to examine the retreat of state authority and the rise of military coups in Burkina Faso, set against the backdrop of the Sahel region's complex political dynamics. The study delineates the erosion of state capacity and the causality with the proliferation of military coups. Our findings reveal a cyclical pattern where weakened state authority precipitates military coups, which further destabilizes the state's governance capacity. The study uncovers the interplay between state capacity and military dominance, accentuated by an intrastate neorealist perspective. This perspective highlights the internal power struggles, the role of military forces as political actors, and the survival strategies within the... (More)
This thesis employs process tracing to examine the retreat of state authority and the rise of military coups in Burkina Faso, set against the backdrop of the Sahel region's complex political dynamics. The study delineates the erosion of state capacity and the causality with the proliferation of military coups. Our findings reveal a cyclical pattern where weakened state authority precipitates military coups, which further destabilizes the state's governance capacity. The study uncovers the interplay between state capacity and military dominance, accentuated by an intrastate neorealist perspective. This perspective highlights the internal power struggles, the role of military forces as political actors, and the survival strategies within the state apparatus. The research contributes to the understanding of state capacity and military coups, offering insights into the broader implications for state-military relations and the challenges of maintaining state sovereignty and effective governance in a region marked by political upheaval. (Less)
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author
Hobring, Hugo LU and Lindberg, Jesper LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVA23 20232
year
type
L2 - 2nd term paper (old degree order)
subject
keywords
State capacity, Coup d'état, Military Coups, Neorealism, Burkina Faso, Sahel
language
Swedish
id
9143106
date added to LUP
2024-02-06 11:34:43
date last changed
2024-02-06 11:34:43
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  abstract     = {{This thesis employs process tracing to examine the retreat of state authority and the rise of military coups in Burkina Faso, set against the backdrop of the Sahel region's complex political dynamics. The study delineates the erosion of state capacity and the causality with the proliferation of military coups. Our findings reveal a cyclical pattern where weakened state authority precipitates military coups, which further destabilizes the state's governance capacity. The study uncovers the interplay between state capacity and military dominance, accentuated by an intrastate neorealist perspective. This perspective highlights the internal power struggles, the role of military forces as political actors, and the survival strategies within the state apparatus. The research contributes to the understanding of state capacity and military coups, offering insights into the broader implications for state-military relations and the challenges of maintaining state sovereignty and effective governance in a region marked by political upheaval.}},
  author       = {{Hobring, Hugo and Lindberg, Jesper}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Staten på reträtt i Sahel? En kvalitativ fallstudie om statskapacitet och militärkupper i Burkina Faso}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}