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Essays on the political, legal, and philosophical dimensions of political legitimacy
Scholars, journalists, and politicians today worry that the world's democracies are facing a crisis of legitimacy. Although there are key challenges facing democracyincluding concerns about electoral interference, adherence to the rule of law, and the freedom of the pressit is not clear that these difficulties threaten political legitimacy. Such ambiguity derives in part from the contested nature of the concept of legitimacy, and from disagreements over how to measure it.
This volume reflects the cutting edge of responses to these perennial questions, drawing, in the distinctive NOMOS fashion, from political science, philosophy, and law. Contributors address fundamental philosophical questions such as the nature of public reasons of authority, as well as urgent concerns about contemporary democracy, including whether animus matters for the legitimacy of President Trump's travel ban

Political Legitimacy

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      Publisher: New York University Press
      Publication Date: 06/08/2019
      ISBN13: 9781479888696, 978-1479888696
      ISBN10: 1479888699
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      Book Synopsis

      Essays on the political, legal, and philosophical dimensions of political legitimacy
      Scholars, journalists, and politicians today worry that the world's democracies are facing a crisis of legitimacy. Although there are key challenges facing democracyincluding concerns about electoral interference, adherence to the rule of law, and the freedom of the pressit is not clear that these difficulties threaten political legitimacy. Such ambiguity derives in part from the contested nature of the concept of legitimacy, and from disagreements over how to measure it.
      This volume reflects the cutting edge of responses to these perennial questions, drawing, in the distinctive NOMOS fashion, from political science, philosophy, and law. Contributors address fundamental philosophical questions such as the nature of public reasons of authority, as well as urgent concerns about contemporary democracy, including whether animus matters for the legitimacy of President Trump's travel ban

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