Blue Bloods: The Impact of Nepotism on Authoritarian Resilience

• In Event: Authoritarian Resilience and Ruling Elites

Brief Overview

Extant literature lacks a theoretical account on nepotism's impact on authoritarian resilience. We find that regimes where the princelings of higher-ranking elites reside in the selectorate are more resilient.

Authors

• Jiangnan Zhu, The University of Hong Kong

• Nikolai Mukhin, The University of Hong Kong