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The Right to Rule (Gilley, Bruce (University Station))
The Right to Rule
Untertitel How States Win and Lose Legitimacy
Autor Gilley, Bruce (University Station)
Verlag Columbia University Press
Sprache Englisch
Einband Fester Einband
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
Seiten 336 S.
Artikelnummer 4366091
ISBN 978-0-231-13872-7
CHF 89.00
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Zusammenfassung

Popular perceptions of a state's legitimacy are inextricably bound to its ability to rule. Vast military and material reserves cannot counter the power of a citizen's belief, and the more widespread the crisis of a state's legitimacy, the greater the threat to its stability. Even established democracies such as France and India are losing their moral claims over society, while highly illiberal states such as China and Iran enjoy strong showings of public support. Gilley's unique approach merges a broad study of legitimacy and performance in seventy-two states with a detailed empirical analysis of the mechanisms of legitimation. The results are tested on a case study of Uganda, a country that, after 1986, began to recover from decades of civil war. Considering a range of explanations of other domestic and international political phenomena as well, Gilley ultimately argues that, because of its evident real-world importance, legitimacy should occupy a central place in political analysis.

Bruce Gilley is an assistant professor of political science at Portland State University. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Democracy and is the author of China's Democratic Future: How It Will Happen and Where It Will Lead; Tiger on the Brink: Jiang Zemin and China's New Elite; Model Rebels: The Rise and Fall of China's Richest Village; and, with Andrew J. Nathan, China's New Rulers: The Secret Files.