The Legitimation of Power
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David Beetham's book explores the legitimation of power both as an issue in political and social science theory and in relation to the legitimacy of contemporary political systems including its breakd
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Three important dimensions of legitimacy are legality, justification, and consent.
“Three important dimensions of legitimacy are legality, justification, and consent (Behagel and Turnhout, 2011;Schouten andGlasbergen, 2011, Beetham, 1991).”
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- Authors
- Beetham, D.
- Corresponding author
- Beetham, David
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK
- Published
- 2013
- OpenAlex
- W2040162670
- Cited by
- 2,397
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 23.79
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Political Theory and Democracy
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Political Philosophy and Ethics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Political Conflict and Governance
- Keywords
- legitimation of power, political legitimacy, political theory, social theory
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