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Myth and Reality of the Legitimacy Crisis
eBook - Explaining Trends and Cross-National Differences in Established Democracies
ISBN/EAN: 9780192512420
Umbreit-Nr.: 2960888
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 272 S.
Format in cm:
Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 14.07.2017
Auflage: 1/2017
E-Book
Format: PDF
DRM: Adobe DRM
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- Theories about the decline of legitimacy or a legitimacy crisis are as old as democracy itself. Yet, representative democracy still exists, and the empirical evidence for a secular decline of political support in established democracies is limited, questionable, or absent. This lack of conclusive evidence calls into question existing explanatory theories of legitimacy decline. How valid are theories of modernization, globalization, media malaise, social capital, andparty decline, if the predicted outcome (i.e. secular decline of political support) does not occur? And which (new) explanations can account for the empirical variation in political support in established democracies?This book systematically evaluates the empirical evidence for legitimacy decline in established democracies, the explanatory power of theories of legitimacy decline, and promises new routes in investigating and assessing political legitimacy. In doing so, the book provides a broad and thorough reflection on the state of the art of legitimacy research, and outlines a new research agenda on legitimacy.