Facing authority : a theory of political legitimacy /

"When your friends call on you to take to the streets and demand the fall of the regime, this presses a practical predicament that we all address, often implicitly, in our everyday lives: is this regime legitimate? Facing Authority investigates the ways in which this question of legitimacy can...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Fossen, Thomas (Author)
Corporate Author:	Oxford University Press
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Subjects:	Legitimacy of governments. Authority. Regime change. General will. Légitimité des gouvernements. Autorité. Changement de régime politique. Volonté générale. Authority General will Legitimacy of governments Regime change Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Intro
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1: The Question of Legitimacy
1. Beyond Codification
2. Rethinking Legitimacy
3. Rethinking Judgment
Part II: Judgment in the Face of Authority
4. Portraying Power
5. Legitimacy as an Existential Predicament
6. Judgment as Timecraft
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.