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Fossen, Thomas,

Facing authority : a theory of political legitimacy / Thomas Fossen. - 1 online resource : illustrations. - Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford scholarship online. .

Also issued in print: 2023.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Facing Authority investigates the ways in which this question of legitimacy can be addressed in theory and practice, in the face of disagreement and uncertainty. Instead of asking What makes authorities legitimate?, in the abstract, it examines how the question of legitimacy of manifests itself in practice.

Specialized.

ISBN: 9780197645734 No price

Standard No.: 10.1093/oso/9780197645703.001.0001 doi

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Legitimacy of governments.
Authority.
Regime change.
General will.
Politics and Government.
Politics & government.

LC Class. No.: JC497 / .F67 2023

Dewey Class. No.: 320.011