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100			_aSeligson, Mitchell A.
245			_aPolitical support, political skepticism, and political stability in new democracies: an empirical examination of mass support for Coup d' Etat in Peru.
260			_c2002
300			_ap.58-82
362			_aFeb
520			_aConventional wisdom holds that high levels of system support serve as an attitudinal barrier to democratic breakdown. In consolidated democracies, however, where democratic norms are regularly violated, the authors hypothesize that a healthy dose of political skepticism toward the political system, neither extreme rejection nor uncritical support of the system, would be associated with greater attitudinal resistance to breakdown in the form of a military coup. Using survey data from Peru, the authors confirm this expectation, showing that the relationship between system support and approval of military coups follows a V-curve pattern. This research fails to find support for the contention that a greater involvement in associational life or a greater degree of interpersonal trust predispose people to reject coups. The authors found other factors, such as rejection of the use of direct tactics for political purposes, support for the incumbent, and age, that are better predictors of coup support and rejection. - Reproduced.
650			_aDemocracy
700			_aCarrion, Julio F.
773			_aComparative Political Studies
909			_a51188
999			_c51188 _d51188