CRM 1300 Study Guide - Final Guide: Illiberal Democracy, Anarcho-Syndicalism, Communitarianism
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Authority and legitimacy are two poles of a social relationship. Legitimacy refers to the belief in rightness of governement. From dickerson and flanagan, an introduction to government and politics (2006) 4. The state as the monopoly of legitimate violence. A government that is not seen as legitimate will have to spend and extraordinary amount of time and resources to persuade or coerce its citizens to obey laws and to maintain order. The quest for the holy grail --: legitimacy issues: Forms of democracy i: direct democracy: citizens participating directly in political decisions and the administration of the community. Anarcho-syndicalism and 70s communes: representative democracy: citizens vote for representatives on a regular basis who are then governing the community on their behalf. Fareed zacharia in a 1997 foreign affairs article: plebiscitary democracy. Referendums and citizen initiatives in switzerland: deliberative democracy. The ideal of deliberation / public debate. Citizens panels / juries (in b. c. : the meaning of representation, electoral systems, voting behaviour.