Legitimacy

William Li Basic History and Understanding of Hypnosis The implications of hypnosis through entertainment outlets such as television, film and even books have always seem very unrealistic to me. The generic phrases, such as, “At the count of three, you will immediately become a rooster.” And the subject will drop all everything that he/she was doing and started crowing and have their arms flap in the movements of a chicken. This act almost seemed more like a magical trick rather than…

India’s democratic longevity is anomalous to modernisation theory’s claim of a correlative relationship between economic development and democracy. However, this anomaly does not disprove modernisation theory, but rather is symptomatic of its inapplicability in many democratising countries today. To address this tension, this essay will outline the theoretical foundations of modernisation theory and subsequently offer an institutionalist and voluntarist approach in revealing its inapplicability…

transition occurred in such a democratic society. However, it can be said that the foundation for this political change was ingrained in the political system of Weimar Germany in addition to the economic state of Germany at this time and the lack of legitimacy seen in the government system. As per Crisis Theory, the weakened economic state of Germany greatly influenced the political changes made in the rise of the Nazi party and the fall of the…

of authority at different points in time. The M’banga are dependent on both the public authority sanctioning their activities and the wishes and needs of their patrons. For the sultan, the M’banga provide a way of establishing his authority and legitimacy by showing his ability to secure peace and order in Zinder. Known as the “army of the sultan”, the M’banga prove the incapability of modern state institutions. Their loyalty is also contingent on the largest contributor, so that their role…

War and Historical Necessity It is previously mentioned how war is used as a tool of the state to control internal resistance to new princes and Machiavelli begins to delve into the specifics of the military in chapters 12 to 14. Machiavelli makes it clear that an armed force is vital to the state because all states have “good laws and good arms … there cannot be good laws where the state is not well armed” (Machiavelli (1515), 55). Having a strong army is vital to good laws because the states…

Legitimacy is defined as the lawfulness or authenticity of something. Nowadays in society, Legitimacy is not matter at all whether an individual is is legitimate or not. People are identified as legitimate by their language, race, ethnicity, religion, culture, behavior. Two ways people are identified, one is by self and by others. We use various markers of status to create a legitimate identity for ourselves such as journal, article, social media, protesting. Society makes a legal document…

States border is one directly attributed to State failure, the desire for increased capabilities and the need for a stronger political economy. The United States’ obligation to enhance the region’s state capability, political economy, and political legitimacy stems from it’s position as the neighbor having been forever intertwined due to the interconnected political, social and economic world. The article begins with the story of a boy who is petrified of returning home to his town in Honduras…

Mao Zedong regime in China, which lasted from 1949 until 1976 . The regimes of both Castro and Zedong have similar governmental compositions, legitimacy abiet different stories , but the means by which they maintain control varies. The regimes of Fidel Castro…

of Lords still has no legitimacy if an electoral system was introduced. With this in mind, we can also question what electoral system would be introduced? If we use the system to elect MPs – First Past the Post (FPTP) – there are several issues with regards to disproportionality and systematic bias. However, Shell (2013, p. 35) suggests that legitimacy is not an issue as the peers have relevant expertise and experience dampening the issue with representation and legitimacy. Furthermore, several…

Evidence that the Principle of Legitimacy is paramount in ruling any group of people can also be seen in other historical events apart from the English Civil War. The French Revolution was a period of uprising that happened in France from 1787-1799. It was a result of a prolonged political and social conflict that the people of France were unhappy with. After King Louis XVI’s execution in 1793, the Reign of Terror began as the revolutionary government was being controlled by the Committee of…