The Legitimation of PowerPolitical theory has undergone a remarkable development in recent years. A systematic study of legitimacy within social science, the book starts as a critique of Weber and examines the link betwen a social-scientific approach and the various philosophical traditions of theorizing about legitimacy. |
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... beliefs and legitimacy ; and , secondly , that it takes no account of those aspects of legitimacy that have little to do with beliefs at all . This brings me now to the heart of the matter . - The first objection to the Weberian ...
... beliefs and legitimacy ; and , secondly , that it takes no account of those aspects of legitimacy that have little to do with beliefs at all . This brings me now to the heart of the matter . - The first objection to the Weberian ...
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... beliefs about legitimacy or ' belief in legitimacy ' . The Weberian definition not only misrepresents the role that beliefs play in legitimacy . In making legitimacy primarily a matter of belief , it also ignores those elements which ...
... beliefs about legitimacy or ' belief in legitimacy ' . The Weberian definition not only misrepresents the role that beliefs play in legitimacy . In making legitimacy primarily a matter of belief , it also ignores those elements which ...
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... beliefs shared by both domi- nant and subordinate . What kinds of justification and what kinds of belief are needed ? To be justified , power has to be derived from a valid source of authority ( this is particularly true of political ...
... beliefs shared by both domi- nant and subordinate . What kinds of justification and what kinds of belief are needed ? To be justified , power has to be derived from a valid source of authority ( this is particularly true of political ...
Contents
Power and its Need of Legitimation | 42 |
The Normative Structure of Legitimacy | 64 |
The Social Construction of Legitimacy | 100 |
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