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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... defined as being more socially important and valuable than others , and the majority are prevented from engaging in them either by formal rules of exclusion , or because they are unable in practice to acquire the skills necessary to ...
... defined as being more socially important and valuable than others , and the majority are prevented from engaging in them either by formal rules of exclusion , or because they are unable in practice to acquire the skills necessary to ...
Page 88
... defined as wholly or partially , temporarily or permanently , incapable of recognising and defending their own interests , and these therefore have to be defined and advanced by the powerful on their behalf . It can be contrasted with a ...
... defined as wholly or partially , temporarily or permanently , incapable of recognising and defending their own interests , and these therefore have to be defined and advanced by the powerful on their behalf . It can be contrasted with a ...
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... defined . In abolishing formal political rights for one , they have to be abol- ished for all . In so doing , the ... define legitimacy , with Lipset , as the ability of a regime to convince people that its institutions are the most ...
... defined . In abolishing formal political rights for one , they have to be abol- ished for all . In so doing , the ... define legitimacy , with Lipset , as the ability of a regime to convince people that its institutions are the most ...
Contents
Power and its Need of Legitimation | 42 |
The Normative Structure of Legitimacy | 64 |
The Social Construction of Legitimacy | 100 |
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