UCL Uncovering Politics

Monarchy in Modern Democracy

Episode Summary

Does monarchy still deserve the attention of students of politics?

Episode Notes

Serious books on monarchy are rare, but a new volume on Europe’s eight contemporary democracies helps to fill the gap. Does monarchy still deserve the attention of students of politics? And is the fact that most of the world’s healthiest democracies are monarchies anything more than a coincidence? We ask one of the new book’s co-authors, Robert Hazell.

Host: Dr Alan Renwick

Professor Robert Hazell