Civil society support for military coups: Bangladesh and the Philippines. Issue 2 (3rd April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lorch, Jasmin
• Is Part Of: Journal of civil society. Volume 13:Issue 2(2017)
• Page Start: 184
• Page End: 201
• Publication Date: 2017-04-03
• Subjects: Civil society -- military -- weak states -- Bangladesh -- Philippines; Civil society -- Periodicals; International relations -- Periodicals; 306.2
• DOI: 10.1080/17448689.2017.1312790
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1744-8689

Abstract

ABSTRACT: As of yet, civil society support for military coups has hardly been investigated in depth. This article compares the attempted military coup in 2006 against Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, which received support from prominent civil society leaders, to the collaboration between civil society actors and the military-backed Caretaker Government that ruled Bangladesh from 2007 to 2008. It argues that in both cases, civil society support for military intervention can be traced to the weakness of the state.