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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... internal relations of power . It is with these internal relations of power within societies that this book is primarily concerned . It is not concerned with differences of power between societies , except in so far as these come to ...
... internal relations of power . It is with these internal relations of power within societies that this book is primarily concerned . It is not concerned with differences of power between societies , except in so far as these come to ...
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... internal to societies , are rooted in clearly distinguishable types of belief system , each with its own respective interpreters and mode of discourse . Among the most profound social changes are those marked by a shift in these belief ...
... internal to societies , are rooted in clearly distinguishable types of belief system , each with its own respective interpreters and mode of discourse . Among the most profound social changes are those marked by a shift in these belief ...
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... internal affairs . It is partly to compensate for such weakness that states join mutual - security blocs , or regional schemes of economic cooperation , in which they surrender an element of formal sovereignty in return for the prospect ...
... internal affairs . It is partly to compensate for such weakness that states join mutual - security blocs , or regional schemes of economic cooperation , in which they surrender an element of formal sovereignty in return for the prospect ...
Contents
Power and its Need of Legitimation | 42 |
The Normative Structure of Legitimacy | 64 |
The Social Construction of Legitimacy | 100 |
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