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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Page 82
... necessary counterpart , however , is the belief that the dominant and the subordinate , however much they may differ , are also linked by a community of interest ; and that the distribution of power serves the interests of the ...
... necessary counterpart , however , is the belief that the dominant and the subordinate , however much they may differ , are also linked by a community of interest ; and that the distribution of power serves the interests of the ...
Page 137
... necessary component of , its legitimacy ( Rothschild , 1977 , p.488 ) . After all , how can the enormous powers of the state be at all justified , or people be obliged to obey it , unless it fulfil requirements necessary to the society ...
... necessary component of , its legitimacy ( Rothschild , 1977 , p.488 ) . After all , how can the enormous powers of the state be at all justified , or people be obliged to obey it , unless it fulfil requirements necessary to the society ...
Page 244
... necessary is justifiable . Moreover , what positions are socially necessary in the first place is a question that social - scientific evidence is needed to answer ; just as it requires such evidence to identify the conditions . necessary ...
... necessary is justifiable . Moreover , what positions are socially necessary in the first place is a question that social - scientific evidence is needed to answer ; just as it requires such evidence to identify the conditions . necessary ...
Contents
Power and its Need of Legitimation | 42 |
The Normative Structure of Legitimacy | 64 |
The Social Construction of Legitimacy | 100 |
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