Legitimate Power in a Mediated Age
Revisiting Carl J. Friedrich's “Authority, Reason and Discretion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6334756 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan Herbst (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 285-290 |
| Publication date | 2006-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1058-4609 • E-ISSN: 1091-7675 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10584600600808653 |
| OpenAlex | W2151853175 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 11 |
Although scholars of political communication study legitimacy and power consistently, we often overlook older works on the topic from political theory and philosophy that might give us guidance in a mediated age. Friedrich was a contemporary of Lazarsfeld, Merton, and so many of the great 20th-century social scientists we look to as providing the foundations for our field. This essay asks that we go back to Friedrich as well, and to others who found authority to be one of our most complex and important social phenomena
Discretion · Epistemology · Field (mathematics · Legitimacy · Political communication · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Philosophy · Social Media and Politics
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2023 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |