Breaking Traditional Bonds: Incumbency, Education and Kinship-Based Political Candidacies

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Brief Overview

This research delves into the complexities of candidate selection in local councils, focusing on the pervasive influence of kinship ties within democratic representative institutions looking at the roles played by incumbency and education.

Authors

• Rabia Kutlu Karasu, Stanford University

• Tugba Bozcaga, King's College London

• Aytug Sasmaz, Bryn Mawr College