Legitimacy in an Age of Global Politics

1. Introduction: Legitimacy in an Age of Global Politics

1. Introduction: Legitimacy in an Age of Global Politics
Achim Hurrelmann, Steffen Schneider, Jens Steffek

Part I. Legitimacy and Legitimation: Theoretical Perspectives

2. Democratic Legitimation: What Is It, Who Wants It, and Why?
Rodney Barker

3. Criteria of Democratic Legitimacy
Heidrun Abromeit, Michael Stoiber

4. Legitimacy, Authority, and Political Obligation
George Klosko

5. Legitimacy and the Practice of Political Judgement
Shane Mulligan

Part II. Legitimacy and Legitimation: Empirical Approaches

6. Political Beliefs and Attitudes: Legitimacy in Public Opinion Research
Bettina Westle

7. Exploring the Communicative Dimension of Legitimacy: Text Analytical Approaches
Steffen Schneider, Frank Nullmeier, Achim Hurrelmann

8. Challenging Legitimacy: Repertoires of Contention, Political Claims-Making, and Collective Action Frames
Sebastian Haunss

Part III. Internationalization and the Legitimacy of Governance Arrangements Beyond the Democratic Nation State

9. Legitimacy in International Relations: From State Compliance to Citizen Consensus
Jens Steffek

10. Legitimacy in International or World Society?
Ian Clark

11. Legitimacy Deficits Beyond the State: Diagnoses and Cures
Andreas Føllesdal

12. Conclusion: Legitimacy — Making Sense of an Essentially Contested Concept
Achim Hurrelmann, Steffen Schneider, Jens Steffek

Nyckelord: Social Sciences, Sociology, general, Political Sociology, Political Science, Democracy, International Relations, Political Theory