Legitimacy

princess. His narrative throws much light on the relationship between the Byzantine Empire and the Holy Roman Empire in the tenth century. The author discusses various issues related to the territorial disputes between the two states, the political legitimacy of their rulers, as well as religious views of easterners and westerners. Overall, Liutprand’s account eloquently illustrates the growing political, cultural, and religious…

Wolfson will attempt to argue that Marx put forward “three disjoint but internally coherent philosophical and social systems of thought” (291). In Marx the Individualist, Wolfson lays out the first system of thought. Marx starts with the axiom that “legitimacy flow from the people to the state” (296). Because of this, the state is the product of active subjects. For this reason, a state should be democratic with elected legislature (296). Marx reasons with Man being an individual governed by…

Trust is a complex interpersonal and organizational construct that “occurs when parties holding certain favorable perceptions of each other allow this relationship to reach the expected outcomes.” Trust is, therefore, an efficient means for lowering transaction costs in any social, economic, and political relationship. It is the central concept of not only human contacts, but also institutional interactions that take place in the political arena. Trust assessed in political terms is commonly…

An electoral reform is a change in the electoral system of a country in order to improve how public desires are expressed in an election. An electoral reform is necessary for Canada’s democracy in the 21st century since the current system does not accurately represent people’s choice. By analyzing the pros and cons from the different recommendations on proportional representation (PR), I will prove how this new electoral system is a better option for Canadians over the current one,…

Acknowledgement of the variable nature of courtly love over time proves the change in queenship after Margaret’s reign in Malory’s titular final chapter. Malory began the tale of story of Guinevere’s arrest and trial for charges of high treason brought through adultery. Two knights decide to report to Arthur the extent of Lancelot and Guinevere’s relationship. Guinevere demands to remain behind in hopes of calming Arthur, but the breach seems unsurpassable as Lancelot sets up a rival kingdom.…

the weakness of this argument, before moving on to consideration of the two more legitimate and defensible theories. The major flaw of the theory that secession is never legitimate is that it relies on a definition of legitimacy which only considers the legal dimension of legitimacy, and which completely neglects to consider the moral dimension. So, while the theory that unilateral secession is never legitimately permissible may technically be correct along the legal dimension (contemporary…

Professor, The book Servant Leadership has been extremely eye opening. I understand that while I may consider myself a leader, I still have a long journey in becoming a servant leader that is capable of serving both others and myself first. I realize that while I have some leadership and entreprenurial skills already, none are truly perfected. Specifically, while my initiative is strong and I am very tenacious, our exercise in class involving placing ourselves on the tenacity scale,…

According to Tilly, multiple sovereignty is the “distinguishing characteristic of a revolutionary situation”. Thus, the February Revolution would be identified as a “revolutionary situation” in Tilly’s revolutionary theory. During the February Revolution, Trotsky identified dual sovereignty of Russia in 1917 (Tilly 191). Also, Fitzpatrick uses the term “Dual power” to describe the February revolution, by stating “the new Provisional Government would represent the elite revolution, while the…

Though no human has lived to see all of the historically significant moments in human history, the human spirit of fiery dedication has accompanied most. Without a group of people passionately advocating for “the defense of liberty” or “the pursuit of justice,” even the most logically sound of movements would inevitably fail because humans tend to gage importance from emotional response, and a lack of passion would imply a lack of interest. Oppression has accompanied history’s moments of…

The Uniform Crime Report (UCR), was developed by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), in 1920 as a resource of uniform crime data and to counter media generated crime-waves. The report listed crime data collected from police departments from around the nation, and it listed. After its publication, the report has been criticized as a useless tool to show measurements, and conclude any outcomes from it. There are many issues with the data in the report, such as the way data is…