Bruce (University Station) Gilley

The Right to Rule

How States Win and Lose Legitimacy

Buch

Popular perceptions of a state's legitimacy are inextricably bound to its ability to rule. Vast military and material reserves cannot counter the power of a citizen's belief, and the more widespread the crisis of a state's legitimacy, the greater the threat to its stability. Even established democracies such as France and India are losing their moral claims over society, while highly illiberal states such as China and Iran enjoy strong showings of public support. Gilley's unique approach merges a broad study of legitimacy and performance in seventy-two states with a detailed empirical analysis of the mechanisms of legitimation. The results ar… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-231-13872-7
EAN: 9780231138727
Produktnummer: 4366091
Verlag: Columbia University Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Seitenangabe: 336 S.
Masse: H23.9 cm x B16.3 cm x D2.5 cm 610 g
Abbildungen: 15 illus., 15 tables
Gewicht: 610
Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational

Über den Autor

Bruce Gilley is an assistant professor of political science at Portland State University. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Democracy and is the author of China's Democratic Future: How It Will Happen and Where It Will Lead; Tiger on the Brink: Jiang Zemin and China's New Elite; Model Rebels: The Rise and Fall of China's Richest Village; and, with Andrew J. Nathan, China's New Rulers: The Secret Files.