{"id":153308,"date":"2026-05-21T09:38:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308//?p=153308"},"modified":"2026-05-21T09:40:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:40:49","slug":"new-study-explores-how-governance-has-evolved-across-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308//new-study-explores-how-governance-has-evolved-across-history/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308//","title":{"rendered":"New Study Explores How Governance Has Evolved Across History"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/n<p>A newly published study&nbsp;in&nbsp;<a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308//www.science.org/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308//doi/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308//10.1126/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308//sciadv.aec1426/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/"><em>Science Advances</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308//em></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308//a>&nbsp;is taking a broader look at how societies have organized power across history, combining archaeological and historical evidence to better understand governance over time.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/n<p>Coauthor Sarah /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/u201cStacy/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/u201d Barber, professor and associate chair for 166su/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/u2019s <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308//sciences.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308//anthropology/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/">Department of Anthropology</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308//a>, says the project was driven in part by the growing availability of archaeological data and a need to think more expansively about human history.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/u201cArchaeology has been a scientific area of study for about a century, so we now have 100 years of&nbsp;aggregate&nbsp;data about ancient societies,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/u201d Barber says.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/n<p>She explains that many past societies are often excluded from research because they did not leave behind written records&nbsp;the way most European, South&nbsp;Asian&nbsp;and East Asian&nbsp;societies&nbsp;did.&nbsp;Incorporating&nbsp;archaeological&nbsp;evidence&nbsp;ensures that the interpretation of ancient governance is not limited to societies&nbsp;with written&nbsp;history but&nbsp;instead allows for the&nbsp;reflection&nbsp;of an array of human experience.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/"attachment_153312/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/"max-width: 221px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/"figure float-left/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/"221/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/"300/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/"figure-img img-fluid w-100 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Associate Chair of the Department of Anthropology, Stacy Barber.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/u201cWhen we forget about huge swaths of our past, we are weakening our ability to make decisions in the present, so anything that broadens our knowledge of how people can be people is a good thing,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/u201d Barber says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/u201cIt opens paths to other options that may be more sustainable or more just in the future./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/n<h2>Challenging Assumptions About Power</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/n<p>One of the study/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/u2019s key findings&nbsp;challenges&nbsp;the assumption&nbsp;that&nbsp;population size&nbsp;determines&nbsp;how power is organized.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/n<p>Although very densely populated societies are more likely to align with&nbsp;an autocracy /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/u2014&nbsp;one person&nbsp;ruling&nbsp;with&nbsp;absolute power&nbsp;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/u2014&nbsp;Barber says the study found there are other options for managing large populations that do not require autocratic governance.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/n<p>Instead, access to resources and funding play a&nbsp;more&nbsp;critical role in shaping governance structures.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/u201cWhen the governing entities are relying on funding that comes from taxation and the general population, the population is going to have more influence in governing decisions,&nbsp;and leaders are constrained in how they can decide to use those resources,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/u201d she says.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/n<p>The study also points to a connection between governance and&nbsp;potential for&nbsp;imbalance.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/u201cThe&nbsp;less&nbsp;your governing regime has&nbsp;to&nbsp;answer to&nbsp;the populace, the more your governing regime can amass wealth for its own interests as opposed to the interests of everyone,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/u201d&nbsp;Barber&nbsp;says.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/"attachment_153310/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/"figure mx-auto d-block/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153308/"><noscript><img 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