Against Legitimacy

Bibliographic Data

ID6344602
AuthorsRosemary H T O''Kane, Rosemary H T O’kane (Keele University, corresponding author), Rosemary H T O'Kane (Keele University)
Year1993
Volume41
Issue3
Pages471-487
Publication date1993-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolitical Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-3217 • E-ISSN: 1467-9248
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-9248.1993.tb01650.x
OpenAlexW4241554377
LanguageEN
Citations received26

Beetham has recently made an impressive contribution to the understanding of Legitimacy which he holds to be central to both political and social theory. As a social science concept, capable of playing a significant part in the explanation of the workings and breakdowns of political systems, however, legitimacy so defined proves difficult, sometimes impossible, to apply and runs the serious danger of misleading explanation. The case against legitimacy is argued through a combination of theoretical and empirical considerations and in place of legitimacy a case is made for the experience of government behaviour and the capacity for collective action as the more fruitful foci of social theory

Action (physics · Collective action · Economics · Epistemology · Government (linguistics · Law and economics · Legitimacy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Sociology · Gender Politics and Representation · Law · Philosophy · Political Science Research and Education · Political Systems and Governance

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