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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... example of legitimate power has , willy- nilly , to be forced . True to his definition of legitimacy as the ' belief in legitimacy ' , Weber makes each of his types of legitimate authority tra- ditional , rational - legal , charismatic ...
... example of legitimate power has , willy- nilly , to be forced . True to his definition of legitimacy as the ' belief in legitimacy ' , Weber makes each of his types of legitimate authority tra- ditional , rational - legal , charismatic ...
Page 44
... example , since they challenge the normal scale of values on which power is based . It is because most of us for most of the time value life above all else , that threats to deprive us of it limit our freedom , and constitute an ...
... example , since they challenge the normal scale of values on which power is based . It is because most of us for most of the time value life above all else , that threats to deprive us of it limit our freedom , and constitute an ...
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... example , the expression of opposition outside the ranks of the party , especially by the working class , challenges ... examples of delegitimation , whether through the declared intentions of the actors , the nature of the political ...
... example , the expression of opposition outside the ranks of the party , especially by the working class , challenges ... examples of delegitimation , whether through the declared intentions of the actors , the nature of the 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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