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The Functions of Constitutional Monarchy: Why Kings and Queens Survive in a World of Republics

48 PagesPosted: 23 May 2023Last revised: 14 Nov 2024

Date Written: May 21, 2023

Abstract

Constitutional monarchies are commonly seen as anachronisms, vestiges that are doomed to disappear. Yet one in five countries today is a constitutional monarchy. This paper provides a definition and typology of constitutional monarchy, and explains why constitutional monarchy may be stable in a world in which most countries are republics. Constitutional monarchy, it argues, is a stakes-reducing device, helping to make democratic politics possible in some environments through integrating the polity and providing what we call “crisis insurance.”

Keywords: constitutional law; separation of powers; comparative constitutional law

Suggested Citation:Suggested Citation

Ginsburg, Tom and Rodriguez, Daniel B. and Weingast, Barry R., The Functions of Constitutional Monarchy: Why Kings and Queens Survive in a World of Republics (May 21, 2023). Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 23-29, U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 831, Available at SSRN:https://ssrn.com/abstract=4454620 orhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4454620

Tom Ginsburg

University of Chicago Law School

University of Chicago Law School (email )

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Daniel B. Rodriguez (Contact Author)

Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law

Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law (email )

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Barry R. Weingast

Stanford University, Department of Political Science (email )

Stanford, CA 94305-6010
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