Legitimacy

for political theory must be defined to make a judgement on the best point of departure for it. Political theory is the understanding of the world in the state it was naturally supposed to be combined with how it is now and forming the laws and legitimacy of government from that state. In this paper, I will posit that the state of nature is the “best point of departure” for political theory because it is able to work from an original and current assumption that allows for flexibility in the…

In Francois Furstenberg’s book, In the Name of the Father, he describes how popular memory of a President came to exist in nineteenth-century America. But how does his account of the past hold up in America today? This depiction of popular memory can be seen in the musical, Hamilton. This paper argues that the arguments made by Furstenberg about nationalism and political consent, unlike slavery, can be seen as pertinent to understanding Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton. First, the arguments…

While Charisma is enough to propel Sanders to notoriety, his campaign platform is where the populous makes their decision on electability, regardless of how true the Weberian models on legitimacy may be. Many Americans are not familiar with Socialism or how deeply rooted it already is in our country, and many more consider socialist a dirty word, without considering the true meaning. Even more difficult still for the Senator, the term democratic…

Introduction to Political Sociology Political sociology is a broad discipline and interrelated with several areas including sociology, political science, history and economics etc. It is basically the study of power and relationships between society, state, citizenships, political participation and their socio-political interactions. It has specifically focused on the questions about the nature of power, development of states, sources of political changes, idea of citizenship and notion of…

The mural read ‘time for peace, time to go’ and showed a line of soldiers following a road signed ‘to England.’ This mural illustrates that the painter felt the presence of the state was no longer legitimate. The loyalists also contested the legitimacy of the states implementation of a peace process through their ‘no surrender’ murals. It is noteworthy that the murals are only…

ideals: justice and fairness. Ultimately, Sophocles manipulates the audience into supporting Antigone’s viewpoint; the irony introduced through the triumph of Antigone’s honor, who wasn’t even the personification of honor, further bolsters the legitimacy of Antigone’s unwavering honor. Even after Antigone’s condemnation to death, she had dignity—even though “no wedding-song...has crowned [Antigone’s] marriage—[she] [goes] to wed the lord of the dark waters;” she likened herself to…

A hybrid is a mixture of elements that create something new and different. A hybridity is a mixture of separate races or cultures that when combined turn into a mixed race and/or culture that has aspects of both seen throughout. Hybridity was very common during the colonial age when European explorers and settlers mixed with the natives found in areas that they had colonized. This was prevalent in New Spain in the generations following the conquest of the Indians of Peru as seen through both the…

Iraq. The US military in Syria will help to the Syrian opposition. The US military will train and equip these fighters against ISIL. The US will not rely on an Assad regime, because it terrorizes its own people, it has lost its legitimacy and will never gain the legitimacy again. That is why the US thinks to strength the opposition to fight against the…

voters are surprisingly undecided when it comes to the next four years. So in light of the presidential election, I wanted to categorize how people vote. In my opinion, people vote based on their values, candidate 's likability and candidate’s legitimacy. These three categories are key to choosing a president based on a voter’s preference. 1. Firstly, people vote based on their values. We have a multiple party system that boasts different sets of values and…

with lack of the effective management, is the unwillingness of the subordinates and plant production workers to accept new organizational design and changes. The resistance and refusal by the employees to “let the old system go” underlines weak legitimacy and weak power of personal attraction of the new plant manager. As a result, the current management team still has very close connection to the previous managerial system (through the VP’s) and production workers. By running the show behind the…