Tracing the Origins of the Modern State

• In Event: The Rebuild State and the Emergent State

Brief Overview

We propose a new measure of the historical development of the modern state based on medieval castles that represent investments in coercive capacity. We present preliminary evidence for the validity of this measure of early modern statehood.

Authors

• Rasmus Fonnesbaek Andersen, University of Copenhagen

• Christoffer Cappelen, University of Copenhagen

• Bertel Teilfeldt Hansen, Copenhagen University

• Jacob Gerner Hariri, University of Copenhagen