LEGITIME AUTHORITY: TOO MANY CHASMS TO BE OVERCOME BY A SINGLE CONCEPT?
Abstract
What is legitimate authority as opposed to arbitrary power? I want to revisit this classical topic on political philosophy with a multiple agenda in mind: Can the same concept of “legitimate authority” account for democratic and non-democratic contexts? What does it mean for non-democratic authority to be legitimate, if we take legitimacy in a normative sense, other than the Weberian and realist sense of authority merely being reputed legitimate? Finally, can the same notion encompass legitimate authority within and beyond the state?Downloads
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