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In order for forms of government to operate those in power must convince others not in power that they are worthy to rule and they deserve the authority given to them. This is called legitimation of authority. All forms of government have some type of legitimation of authority. All these governments also form their political theory on questions like: who deserves to be in power and why? Civilizations usually accept this legitimation of authority. Some examples of this can be tribal justification of chieftainship of the belief that there is some divine selection and that the ruler is some type of god. [[http://richard-hooker.com/sites/worldcultures/GLOSSARY/LEGIT.HTM]]
 
  
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All forms of government operate as a form of authority in which an individual or group of individuals wield power over the majority. In order for any government to perform effectively, then, those in power must convince everyone else that they deserve the authority they have. In political science and sociology, this is called legitimation of authority (1). ''Legitimacy'' is defined in political science and sociology as "the belief that a rule, institution, or leader has the right to govern" (3). Legitimacy is a source of power for authorities because it "promotes voluntary deference on the part of followers" (2). Without the legitimation of authority, people would not follow a leader willingly and the society, whether it be city, country, or even empire, would not run smoothly.
  
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Sometimes justification of authority is not accepted by the community. This results in revolutions  and this is called crisis of legitimation.  When this happens, only two things can help the civilization, a change in the form of government/leader or a modification of the current ligitimation.
 
  
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1) http://richard-hooker.com/sites/worldcultures/GLOSSARY/LEGIT.HTM
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2) http://www.jvandertoorn.com/Index/Project1.html
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3) https://pesd.princeton.edu/?q=node/255
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For further reading, visit https://pesd.princeton.edu/?q=node/255 .
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For a very large amount of further reading, visit http://www.jvandertoorn.com/Index/Project1_files/Van%20der%20Toorn,%20J.,%20Tyler,%20T.%20R.,%20%26%20Jost,%20J.%20T.%20%282011%29.pdf .

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All forms of government operate as a form of authority in which an individual or group of individuals wield power over the majority. In order for any government to perform effectively, then, those in power must convince everyone else that they deserve the authority they have. In political science and sociology, this is called legitimation of authority (1). Legitimacy is defined in political science and sociology as "the belief that a rule, institution, or leader has the right to govern" (3). Legitimacy is a source of power for authorities because it "promotes voluntary deference on the part of followers" (2). Without the legitimation of authority, people would not follow a leader willingly and the society, whether it be city, country, or even empire, would not run smoothly.


Izzy Andrews


Sources:

1) http://richard-hooker.com/sites/worldcultures/GLOSSARY/LEGIT.HTM

2) http://www.jvandertoorn.com/Index/Project1.html

3) https://pesd.princeton.edu/?q=node/255


For further reading, visit https://pesd.princeton.edu/?q=node/255 .

For a very large amount of further reading, visit http://www.jvandertoorn.com/Index/Project1_files/Van%20der%20Toorn,%20J.,%20Tyler,%20T.%20R.,%20%26%20Jost,%20J.%20T.%20%282011%29.pdf .

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