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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... coup d'état , invasion , civil war – these are some of the characteristic outcomes , probable rather than inevitable , of the dynamic processes of interaction between governments and their subjects where legitimacy is in some respect ...
... coup d'état , invasion , civil war – these are some of the characteristic outcomes , probable rather than inevitable , of the dynamic processes of interaction between governments and their subjects where legitimacy is in some respect ...
Page 213
... coup d'état , not all instances fit neatly into the typical aetiology outlined above . Not all coups have their origin in democratic systems : military regimes them- selves , lacking legitimacy , are particularly vulnerable to repeated coup ...
... coup d'état , not all instances fit neatly into the typical aetiology outlined above . Not all coups have their origin in democratic systems : military regimes them- selves , lacking legitimacy , are particularly vulnerable to repeated coup ...
Page 252
... Coup d'Etat ( London : Allen Lane ) . Flynn , P. ( 1974 ) ' Class , clientelism and coercion ' , Journal of Common- wealth and Comparative Politics , 12 , pp.129–56 . Fox , A. ( 1985 ) History and Heritage ( London : Allen and Unwin ) ...
... Coup d'Etat ( London : Allen Lane ) . Flynn , P. ( 1974 ) ' Class , clientelism and coercion ' , Journal of Common- wealth and Comparative Politics , 12 , pp.129–56 . Fox , A. ( 1985 ) History and Heritage ( London : Allen and Unwin ) ...
Contents
Power and its Need of Legitimation | 42 |
The Normative Structure of Legitimacy | 64 |
The Social Construction of Legitimacy | 100 |
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