See the end of the Further Reading section. The video doesn’t mention selectorate theory explicitly (and it doesn’t need to) but it is based on The Dictator’s Handbook which is based on the theory. I think it’s a fantastic explanation and would send it (rather than this post) to people if you don’t don’t need them to know all the details and implications, and just want them to know the core takeaways (and don’t expect them to read a 14K word article).
I would like to know what you think of this video on Youtube: Rules for Rulers
It seems to explain at least some of the dynamics though it doesn’t use Selectorate Theory but more intuitive reasoning.
See the end of the Further Reading section. The video doesn’t mention selectorate theory explicitly (and it doesn’t need to) but it is based on The Dictator’s Handbook which is based on the theory. I think it’s a fantastic explanation and would send it (rather than this post) to people if you don’t don’t need them to know all the details and implications, and just want them to know the core takeaways (and don’t expect them to read a 14K word article).