Experts on coups & popular uprisings, a thread for journalists & producers trying to figure this out:
1. @Ras_Karya, whose book Africa Uprising (coauthored with Adam Branch), is an excellent explanation of how popular uprisings lead to political change.
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1780329970/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_SAH9FbYRB7QHW
2. @naunihalpublic, who wrote THE best book on coups d'état of the 21st century. https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1421422565/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_vDH9FbPJDANBR
3. Lisa Mueller of @Macalester, whose brilliant book shows how class politics drive protests.
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1108438253/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_7FH9Fb25R0RKV
4. @Fromagehomme & @fisheridd, whose excellent overview of how authoritarians take over, including through coups, is well worth your time, especially if you are new to this stuff. https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0190279656/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_iLH9FbGB9CBTV?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
Academics, who else would you suggest?
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