1st Edition
Political Legitimacy Realism in Political Theory and Sociology
By Terje Rasmussen
Copyright 2023
172 Pages
by
Routledge
172 Pages
by
Routledge
172 Pages
by
Routledge
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Political Legitimacy: Realism in Political Theory and Sociology explores the concept of political legitimacy, the nature of the normative foundation of politics and the state. With particular attention to the broad theoretical approach of political realism within political theory and political sociology, it examines the work of figures including Bernard Williams, Raymond Geuss, John Grey,... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Diversions of political idealism 3. Political and sociological realism 4. Max Weber: Legitimacy by leadership 5. Weberian ideas of structural legitimacy 6. Legitimation demand, value pluralism and modus vivendi 7. Niklas Luhmann: Legitimacy as political self-production 8. Postscript
Biography
Terje Rasmussen is Professor of Media Studies at the University of Oslo, Norway. He is the author of Social Theory and Communication Technology and Personal Media and Everyday Life: A Networked Lifeworld, and the co-editor of Digital Media Revisited: Theoretical and Conceptual Innovation in Digital Domains.
