Rethinking Legitimacy and Illegitimacy
A New Approach to Assessing Support and Opposition across Disciplines
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, International Security
| Author: | Robert D. Lamb | ISBN: | 9781442228603 |
| Publisher: | Center for Strategic & International Studies | Publication: | June 4, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Center for Strategic & International Studies | Language: | English |
| Author: | Robert D. Lamb |
| ISBN: | 9781442228603 |
| Publisher: | Center for Strategic & International Studies |
| Publication: | June 4, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Center for Strategic & International Studies |
| Language: | English |
This report introduces a new assessment framework for legitimacy and illegitimacy that governments, businesses, and other organizations can use to better understand the sources and dynamics of support or opposition for any entity, policy, or program. It includes an intellectual history of the concept of legitimacy, summarizes the literature, introduces a new conceptualization of illegitimacy, and outlines four types of legitimacy assessments, from a rapid to a comprehensive assessment.
This report introduces a new assessment framework for legitimacy and illegitimacy that governments, businesses, and other organizations can use to better understand the sources and dynamics of support or opposition for any entity, policy, or program. It includes an intellectual history of the concept of legitimacy, summarizes the literature, introduces a new conceptualization of illegitimacy, and outlines four types of legitimacy assessments, from a rapid to a comprehensive assessment.
