Are Uncles Evil? Familial Commitment Problems in Autocratic Succession

• In Event: Empires, States, and the Making of Power III. Elites, Institutions, and the Dynamics of Political Power

Brief Overview

This paper examines if brothers/uncles lead to more depositions, civil, and international conflict in hereditary autocracies and finds that the presence of brothers/uncles increases autocratic stability.

Author

• Bradley Erickson, Emory University