Legitimacy and Authority
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In an attempt to explain why the gender gap in leadership positions persists, we propose a model centered on legitimacy. When women hold powerful positions, they have a harder time than men eliciting respect and admiration (i.e., status)... more
The most recent transformation of world order is often depicted as a shift from a Westphalian to a post-Westphalian era in which international organizations are becoming increasingly independent sites of authority. This... more
“Power is war, the continuation of war by other means”: Foucault’s reversal of Clausewitz’s formula has become a staple of critical theory — but it remains highly problematic on a conceptual level. Elaborated during Foucault’s 1976... more
Oliver Kohns, Till van Rahden und Martin Roussel, Autorität. Krise, Konstruktion
und Konjunktur, München 2016, S. 307-318.
und Konjunktur, München 2016, S. 307-318.
Published in Gnosis 7 (2022) 17–52.
Functionalist theories of political authority are commonly challenged on the grounds that such theories cannot explain the boundaries of state of authority. If all that matters for political authority is whether a state is sufficiently... more
Emerging with increased intensity since the 1990s, peace-building and reconstruction of post-conflict and war-torn societies have become central to today's international relations and assistance agendas. When we are talking about... more
Resumo Este artigo visa apresentar a socialização legal como um campo de investigação que busca compreender a maneira pela qual as crianças e os adolescentes desenvolvem suas noções sobre autoridades, regras e leis. Trata-se de uma... more
“Who is in charge of Sinaloa?” This is a question about power relationships, exclusively addressing the young people of Los Mochis, Culiacán, and Mazatlán. Of the 350 participants, aged 15 to 25, 75% replied that they believe the drug... more
The Interpretive Guidance on the Notion of Direct Participation in Hostilities under International Humanitarian Law issued by the ICRC in 2008 recommended two interpretive standards on the use of force against individuals in armed... more
This symposium addresses the role of wars and crises as mechanisms of international change. Over the past two decades, the international system has undergone a number of remarkable transformations, from the end of the Cold War to the... more
In a fascinating paper on the nature of police legitimacy in Southern China, Sun et al. (2018) present evidence that what have previously been treated as possible sources of legitimacy—public perceptions of police procedural justice,... more
How can we explain the dynamics of nonconventional struggles such as the Gaza flotilla case of May 2010? Most international relations scholars analyze international disputes using a “chess logic,” according to which the actors seek to... more
This paper examines how Irish elite schools negotiate change and maintain their legitimacy in times of economic turmoil and rising social inequality. It argues that they have not bowed before the demands of democratisation or economic... more
This paper historicizes the ambivalent discourse on data and communication transparency that is epidemic in digital cultures by confronting it with a reading of Kleist’s novella, The Duel (1811). In the medium of literature, conditions... more
As internet users become subjected to stricter and more developed means of surveillance and censorship, the developments towards a decentralised version of the network move forwards by providing functional and scalable alternatives. These... more
Confronted with the need for scholarly criteria in properly defining the ad hoc papal institution existent under Pope Gregory VII (1073–85), this paper seeks to clarify the title, office, and jurisdiction of the eleventh-century reforming... more
Wanax was derived from Hattic title of a god as a lord of land. Guasileus was a result of the steppe influence in pre-Mycenaean time. The king name ki-nu-ra from Mycenaean Pylos reflects the name of Spartan king Kinortas
The ethics of voting is a new field of academic research, uniting debates in ethics and public policy, democratic theory and more empirical studies of politics. A central question in this emerging field is whether or not voters should be... more
Pojęcie interregnum w symboliczny sposób oddaje istotę zagadnień podjętych w ramach niniejszej monografii. Jej przedmiot stanowi analiza XX-wiecznych transformacji ustrojowych, które dokonały się w kręgu euroatlantyckiej kultury prawnej.... more
Edition d'un texte inédit de Guy Augé (1938-1994) portant sur la notion de légitimité politique (La Légitimité, 2010, 59, p. 135-160).
Iako je definicija javnog ovlašćenja predmet debate u okviru savremenog diskursa društvenih nauka, suština pojma javnog ovlašćenja je nesporna ― javno ovlašćenje zavisi od voljnog podređivanja naredbama koje nadređeni izdaju podređenima,... more
Esta obra analiza el proceso de consolidación de la autoridad de las Organizaciones Internacionales Intergubernamentales (OII) y, en especial, el proceso de creación de una de sus fuentes de poder, la legitimidad. En ella se defiende que... more
I propose a set of distinctions that demarcate the structure that I consider appropriate for the examination of the thesis of conceptual incompatibility between authority and autonomy. I begin with an analysis of the standard... more
In this book I offer a critical, comparative and empirically-informed defense of Islamic schools in the West. To do so I elaborate an idealized philosophy of Islamic education, against which I evaluate the very different empirical... more
"When I Wear My Alligator Boots examines how the lives of dispossessed men and women are affected by the rise of narcotrafficking along the U.S.-Mexico border. In particular, the book explores a crucial tension at the heart of the “war on... more
In recent years, scholars of criminal justice and criminology have brought legitimacy to the forefront of academic and policy discussion. The focus has been primarily – though not exclusively – on legitimacy within policing, with the most... more
É possível obter um conceito de Autoridade que esclareça como autoridade e poder interagem no Direito? O problema se justifica na necessidade de categorias para avaliar fenômenos jurídicos e políticos. Utilizamos da obra de Hannah Arendt... more
In this paper I examine how Hobbes’ philosophy can be read from an Arendtian perspective. I argue that Arendt provided two different interpretations of Hobbes: one set down in The Origins of Totalitarianism, where Hobbes is depicted as... more
How do ‘new’ and ’old’ Islamic actors in contemporary Albania define religious legitimacy, the nation and religious otherness? This chapter uses Olivier Roy’s analytical distinction between accommodationism and neo-fundamentalism as a... more
The question of the authority of international law over domestic authorities and the duties of state officials to international law are fundamental concerns in international law theory and practice. The Authority of International Law:... more
The doctrine of imamate, a fundamental doctrine of the Shiʿi Nizārī Ismaili community led by its 49th Imam, Aga Khan IV, has gone through several phases of development in history. Various periods of Ismaili history have episodes and... more