Facing authority : a theory of political legitimacy / Thomas Fossen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fossen, Thomas, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Legitimacy of governments.

Authority.

Regime change.

General will.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (168 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part 1: The Question of Legitimacy

1. Beyond Codification

2. Rethinking Legitimacy

3. Rethinking Judgment

Part II: Judgment in the Face of Authority

4. Portraying Power

5. Legitimacy as an Existential Predicament

6. Judgment as Timecraft

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2023.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on August 31, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Fossen, Thomas Facing Authority

ISBN:

0-19-764573-9

0-19-764572-0

0-19-764571-2

OCLC:

1382342563