Political Dynasties and Bicameralism: Aristocracy Creation and Democratization

• In Event: We Didn't Start the Fire: Historical Consequences of Institutions

Brief Overview

Bicameralism can encourage dynastic capture after democratization. This paper studies the evolution of dynastic links in the Dutch parliament after 1815, that uniquely allows assessing the role of a senate in the evolution of political dynasties.

Author

• Brenda Van Coppenolle, University of Essex