In Pursuit Of Legitimacy

Author : Hesham Al-Awadi
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780857713490

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The Muslim Brothers in Pursuit of Legitimacy by Hesham Al-Awadi Pdf

Following the 25th January revolution, the Muslim Brotherhood emerged as the most organised and successful political force in Egypt as they cashed in on decades of grassroots mobilisation and growth. Through dominance in syndicates and unions, the provision of social services and participation in elections, this the Brotherhood steadily expanded under Mubarak. Hesham Al-Awadi's lucid and original argument frames this period as one of struggle over legitimacy between the regime and this then banned organisation, charting a cycle of accommodation and coercion. The Brotherhood failed to secure the recognition of the state, but gained an informal legitimacy as it occupied the spaces opened up by Mubarak in an early attempt to shore up the credibility of his regime. This social legitimacy became a threat to the regime, haunted by the regional rise of Islamists and a failure to legitimate its leadership, and ushered in an era of coercion. Through these complex dynamics of the conflict and control, and drawing on interviews with key figures such as Abdul Mun'em Abu Al-Futuh, Esam Al-Aryan and Mustafa Al-Fiqi, Al-Awadi sheds light on the Mubarak era and the Muslim Brotherhood that have risen out of it.

Author : Dorothea E. Schulz
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781847012685

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Political Legitimacy in Postcolonial Mali by Dorothea E. Schulz Pdf

An innovative examination of our understanding of political legitimacy in Mali, and its wider implications for democratization and political modernity in the Global South.

Author : Arthur Isak Applbaum
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780674241930

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Legitimacy by Arthur Isak Applbaum Pdf

At an unsettled time for liberal democracy, with global eruptions of authoritarian and arbitrary rule, here is one of the first full-fledged philosophical accounts of what makes governments legitimate. What makes a government legitimate? The dominant view is that public officials have the right to rule us, even if they are unfair or unfit, as long as they gain power through procedures traceable to the consent of the governed. In this rigorous and timely study, Arthur Isak Applbaum argues that adherence to procedure is not enough: even a properly chosen government does not rule legitimately if it fails to protect basic rights, to treat its citizens as political equals, or to act coherently. How are we to reconcile every person’s entitlement to freedom with the necessity of coercive law? Applbaum’s answer is that a government legitimately governs its citizens only if the government is a free group agent constituted by free citizens. To be a such a group agent, a government must uphold three principles. The liberty principle, requiring that the basic rights of citizens be secured, is necessary to protect against inhumanity, a tyranny in practice. The equality principle, requiring that citizens have equal say in selecting who governs, is necessary to protect against despotism, a tyranny in title. The agency principle, requiring that a government’s actions reflect its decisions and its decisions reflect its reasons, is necessary to protect against wantonism, a tyranny of unreason. Today, Applbaum writes, the greatest threat to the established democracies is neither inhumanity nor despotism but wantonism, the domination of citizens by incoherent, inconstant, and incontinent rulers. A government that cannot govern itself cannot legitimately govern others.

Author : Douglas E. Schoen
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442220324

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The End of Authority by Douglas E. Schoen Pdf

Around the world, citizens have lost faith in their political and economic institutions—leading to unprecedented levels of political instability and economic volatility. From Moscow to Brussels, from Washington to Cairo, the failure of democracies and autocracies to manage the fiscal and political crises facing us has led to a profound disquiet, spawning protest movements of the left, right, and center. In The End of Authority, Douglas E. Schoen systematically analyzes the leadership crises facing democracies and autocratic governments alike. He presents a firsthand, detailed assessment for why this collapse in trust happened; and offers a comprehensive blueprint for how we can restore public trust in government and economic institutions in a world of division, dissension, and governments clearly lacking in responsiveness to citizen concerns. Schoen outlines bold and clear solutions and offers practical steps to fix our democracy and rebuild international institutions.

Author : Hishām ʻAwaḍī
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:501313605

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In Pursuit of Legitimacy by Hishām ʻAwaḍī Pdf

Author : Wojciech Sadurski,Michael Sevel,Kevin Walton
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780192559043

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Legitimacy by Wojciech Sadurski,Michael Sevel,Kevin Walton Pdf

Traditionally, legitimacy has been associated exclusively with states. But are states actually legitimate? And in light of the legalization of international norms why should discussions of legitimacy focus only on the nation-state? The essays in this collection examine the nature of legitimacy, the legitimacy of the state, and the legitimacy of supranational institutions. The collection begins by asking: What sort of problem is legitimacy? Part I considers competing theories, in particular the work of John Rawls. Part II looks at the legitimacy of state apparatus, its institutions, officials, and the rule of law, and the future of state sovereignty. Part III expands the scope of legitimacy beyond the state to supranational institutions and international law. Written by theorists of considerable standing, the essays in this volume will be of interest to students and scholars of law, politics, and philosophy looking for ways of approaching the problem of how extra-territorial affairs affect a state's written and unwritten agreements with its citizens in a world where laws and norms with legal effect are increasingly made beyond the state.

Author : S. Annette Finley-Croswhite
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Monarchy
ISBN : OCLC:501323127

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Henry IV and the Towns by S. Annette Finley-Croswhite Pdf

Author : S. Annette Finley-Croswhite
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1999-08-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781139425599

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Henry IV and the Towns by S. Annette Finley-Croswhite Pdf

This 1999 book is a serious study of Henry IV's relationship with the towns of France, and offers an in-depth analysis of a crucial aspect of his craft of kingship. Set in the context of the later Wars of Religion, it examines Henry's achievement in reforging an alliance with the towns by comparing his relationship with Catholic League, royal and Protestant towns. Annette Finley-Croswhite focuses on the symbiosis of three key issues: legitimacy, clientage and absolutism. Henry's pursuit of political legitimacy and his success at winning the support of his urban subjects is traced over the course of his reign. Clientage is examined to show how Henry used patron-client relations to win over the towns and promote acceptance of his rule. By restoring legitimacy to the monarchy, Henry not only ended the religious wars but also strengthened the authority of the crown and laid the foundations of absolutism.

Author : Ian Hurd
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008-07-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781400827749

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After Anarchy by Ian Hurd Pdf

The politics of legitimacy is central to international relations. When states perceive an international organization as legitimate, they defer to it, associate themselves with it, and invoke its symbols. Examining the United Nations Security Council, Ian Hurd demonstrates how legitimacy is created, used, and contested in international relations. The Council's authority depends on its legitimacy, and therefore its legitimation and delegitimation are of the highest importance to states. Through an examination of the politics of the Security Council, including the Iraq invasion and the negotiating history of the United Nations Charter, Hurd shows that when states use the Council's legitimacy for their own purposes, they reaffirm its stature and find themselves contributing to its authority. Case studies of the Libyan sanctions, peacekeeping efforts, and the symbolic politics of the Council demonstrate how the legitimacy of the Council shapes world politics and how legitimated authority can be transferred from states to international organizations. With authority shared between states and other institutions, the interstate system is not a realm of anarchy. Sovereignty is distributed among institutions that have power because they are perceived as legitimate. This book's innovative approach to international organizations and international relations theory lends new insight into interactions between sovereign states and the United Nations, and between legitimacy and the exercise of power in international relations.

Author : Carolin Decker
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2008-08-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783834997593

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Legitimacy Needs as Drivers of Business Exit by Carolin Decker Pdf

Carolin Decker develops and empirically applies a framework in which business exits serve the purpose of re-establishing a firm’s previously harmed legitimacy. Her findings support the idea that legitimacy needs drive the likelihood of fit-enhancing business exits in divesting firms.

Author : Gwynn Thomas
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780271048482

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Contesting Legitimacy in Chile by Gwynn Thomas Pdf

"Examines the role in Chilean politics during the 1970s and 1980s of cultural beliefs and values surrounding the family. Draws on election propaganda, political speeches, press releases, public service campaigns, magazines, newspaper articles, and televised political advertisements"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Paul Tucker
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 662 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780691196305

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Unelected Power by Paul Tucker Pdf

Tucker presents guiding principles for ensuring that central bankers and other unelected policymakers remain stewards of the common good.

Author : Hishām ʻAwaḍī
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Egypt
ISBN : 0755608046

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The Muslim Brothers in Pursuit of Legitimacy by Hishām ʻAwaḍī Pdf

Following the 25th January revolution, the Muslim Brotherhood emerged as the most organised and successful political force in Egypt as they cashed in on decades of grassroots mobilisation and growth. Through dominance in syndicates and unions, the provision of social services and participation in elections, this the Brotherhood steadily expanded under Mubarak. Hesham Al-Awadi's lucid and original argument frames this period as one of struggle over legitimacy between the regime and this then banned organisation, charting a cycle of accommodation and coercion. The Brotherhood failed to secure the recognition of the state, but gained an informal legitimacy as it occupied the spaces opened up by Mubarak in an early attempt to shore up the credibility of his regime. This social legitimacy became a threat to the regime, haunted by the regional rise of Islamists and a failure to legitimate its leadership, and ushered in an era of coercion. Through these complex dynamics of the conflict and control, and drawing on interviews with key figures such as Abdul Mun'em Abu Al-Futuh, Esam Al-Aryan and Mustafa Al-Fiqi, Al-Awadi sheds light on the Mubarak era and the Muslim Brotherhood that have risen out of it--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Author : Isabelle Duyvesteyn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429884139

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Rebels and Legitimacy by Isabelle Duyvesteyn Pdf

Legitimacy is generally a term that is associated with the state. The term surfaces when there are problems with state legitimacy—when it is lacking or absent. This present volume attempts to think through the relevance of the concept of legitimacy for other political actors than the state. Rebel groups, in the shape of insurgents, terrorists, warlords and guerrillas, are all engaged in a process of claim making as legitimate actors representing certain political agendas and constituencies. We are interested in dissecting the processes of the emergence of legitimacy in contexts of disorder and conflict. Legitimacy is not only a belief or belief system that informs social action, but it is also a practice with a repertoire of legitimacy claiming, reinforcing, copying and emulating elements. Governance provision is an important legitimacy generating activity, just as it has been in the formation of states. The volume, however, points out that there are many more aspects to legitimacy that deserve attention. The contributors draw on a wide variety of cases and in-depth investigation to bring forward individual and micro-level dynamics related to legitimacy claims, as well as bringing forward the often-times problematic role of external actors when it comes to legitimacy and illegitimacy dynamics. The chapters in this book were originally published in a special issue of Small Wars & Insurgencies.

Author : Hubert Heinelt,David Sweeting,Panagiotis Getimis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2006-05-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134223343

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Legitimacy and Urban Governance by Hubert Heinelt,David Sweeting,Panagiotis Getimis Pdf

A fresh examination of the relationship between two key issues in the on-going debate on urban governance - leadership and community involvement. It explores the nature of the interaction between community involvement and political leadership in modern local governance by drawing on empirical data gathered from case-studies concerning cities in England, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, and Sweden. It presents both a country specific and cross-cutting analysis of the contributions that communities and leaders can make to more effective local governance. These country specific chapters are complemented by thematic, comparative chapters addressing alternative forms of community involvement, types and styles of leadership, multi-level governance, institutional restrictions and opportunities for leadership and involvement, institutional conditions underpinning leadership and involvement, and political culture in cities. This up-to-date survey of trends and developments in local governance moves the debate forward by analysing modern governance with reference to theories related to institutional theory, legitimation, and the way urban leadership and community involvement compliment one another. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of politics and urban governance, and to all those concerned with questions of local governance and democracy.