Political legitimacy - Wikipedia In moral philosophy, the term legitimacy is often positively interpreted as the normative status conferred by a governed people upon their governors' institutions, offices, and actions, based upon the belief that their government's actions are appropriate uses of power by a legally constituted government [4]
Political Legitimacy - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Epistocratic conceptions of political legitimacy can support the legitimacy of authoritarianism, assuming that there is an authoritarian elite that has the right kind of political knowledge and is able to effectively rule on that basis
Legitimacy (political) | Research Starters - EBSCO When a government enjoys high legitimacy, citizens believe in its authority and are more inclined to follow laws and regulations willingly, often viewing their compliance as a moral obligation
Legitimacy - The Princeton Encyclopedia of Self-Determination Where legitimacy as a belief is a subjective and an individualistic quality, legitimation is a process that is inherently social and political Actors and institutions constantly work to legitimize their power, and challengers work to delegitimate it
Understanding the Concept of Legitimacy in Sociological Theory The answer lies in a powerful sociological concept that shapes every aspect of our social world: legitimacy This fundamental idea, developed by renowned sociologist Max Weber, explains how societies maintain order and why people willingly accept being governed