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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... depends on the degree of the others ' willingness to cooperate . And that willingness cannot be suf- ficiently created by incentives and sanctions on their own ; it depends on the normative status of the power holder , and on normative ...
... depends on the degree of the others ' willingness to cooperate . And that willingness cannot be suf- ficiently created by incentives and sanctions on their own ; it depends on the normative status of the power holder , and on normative ...
Page 156
... depends both for the administration of policy and for its own legitimation . Although in encouraging this involvement the party has material inducements and political privileges to offer , the effectiveness of participation as a ...
... depends both for the administration of policy and for its own legitimation . Although in encouraging this involvement the party has material inducements and political privileges to offer , the effectiveness of participation as a ...
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... depends , while the scope for cutting services is limited by electoral considerations . Underlying these conflict- ing requirements is a more fundamental contradiction , according to Offe . The state has to secure and protect the ...
... depends , while the scope for cutting services is limited by electoral considerations . Underlying these conflict- ing requirements is a more fundamental contradiction , according to Offe . The state has to secure and protect the ...
Contents
Power and its Need of Legitimation | 42 |
The Normative Structure of Legitimacy | 64 |
The Social Construction of Legitimacy | 100 |
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