Legitimacy between Acceptance and Acceptability: A Subjects-First View.

Political realists argue that the concept of political legitimacy should be linked to subjects' beliefs, while still offering normative guidance. In this article, I suggest doing so by referring to the concepts of acceptance and acceptability. I argue that a regime is legitimate if its power is acce...

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Published in:	Social Theory & Practice Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 61 - 89
Main Author:	Cozzaglio, Ilaria
Format:	Article
Published:	Florida State University Jan2022
Subjects:	Williams, Bernard, 1929-2003 Legitimacy of governments Pragmatism Realism Political realism
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