"You Happy Austria Marry" The Role of Family and Marriage in Geopolitics
April
22
2026
(Wednesday)
Time
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT
Duration: 60 Minutes
85 Days Left To REGISTER
Id: 211476
Duration: 60 Minutes
85 Days Left To REGISTER
Id: 211476
Instructor
Seth Benzell
Seth Benzell
Overview
The role of family and marriage in historical and contemporary geopolitics with a focus on the Habsburgs the most prestigious lineage in European history.
Areas Covered in the Session
- Modeling dynastic networks: centrality, brokerage, and path dependence
- Case studies: Habsburg Europe, intermarried elites, modern analogues
- Marriage markets, dowries, and state finance
- Succession law, legitimacy, and stability/instability cycles
- Gender, fertility, and the political economy of household structure
- Lessons for today
Who Will Benefit
- All
Speaker Profile
Seth Benzell Assistant Professor, Chapman University (Argyros College of Business and Economics). Research on automation, social networks, antitrust, and social welfare; affiliations with MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy and Stanford Digital Economy Lab; co-host of the “Justified Posteriors” podcast; published in top general science, economics and law venues; advises firms and public agencies on AI and platform strategy.
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