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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... questions can in principle be answered from evidence in the public domain . This is not to say that the answers may not ... question ; he or she does not assess actions expressive of consent against ideal conditions or ideal criteria for ...
... questions can in principle be answered from evidence in the public domain . This is not to say that the answers may not ... question ; he or she does not assess actions expressive of consent against ideal conditions or ideal criteria for ...
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... questions . Justifiable to whom ? What are the criteria for justifiability ? What kinds of belief are relevant ? The answer to the first question is already contained in the specification that the relevant beliefs be shared between ...
... questions . Justifiable to whom ? What are the criteria for justifiability ? What kinds of belief are relevant ? The answer to the first question is already contained in the specification that the relevant beliefs be shared between ...
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... question clearly differ from one another , and it is important not to confuse them . There is a third level of explanatory question that I wish now to confront , of a more epistemological kind : how is the social scientist able to ...
... question clearly differ from one another , and it is important not to confuse them . There is a third level of explanatory question that I wish now to confront , of a more epistemological kind : how is the social scientist able to ...
Contents
Power and its Need of Legitimation | 42 |
The Normative Structure of Legitimacy | 64 |
The Social Construction of Legitimacy | 100 |
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