1968/01/01 by Edward Feit · 2 citations
Social Sciences · #Global Political and Social Dynamics
paper · doi:10.2307/2009794
openalex publication_date 1968/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
Are the military coups that have shaken Africa recently simply a working-out of personal animosities, are they due to chance, or are they the result of something inherent in the very nature of present-day African political systems? It is to questions such as these that this article is addressed, and to which it seeks to provide tentative answers. Further, if, as will be argued here, the African coups result from something inherently systemic, what conclusions can be drawn at present about Africa's future political development?