Political Science 1020E Chapter Notes - Chapter 80-93: Traditional Authority, Economic Democracy, Totalitarian Democracy
15 Apr 2016
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In the developing world, democracy is associated with westernization. Traditional authority: regarded as legitimate because it has always existed, patriarchalism, gerontocracy, keeps alive the values of respect and duty. Charismatic authority: power of personality, cults of personality, two problems: 1) has no limits 2) so closely linked to authority gure that cannot outlive its founder. Legal-rational authority: linked to clearly de ned set of rules, operates in most modern states, power is least likely to be abused, price could be a depersonalized and inhuman social environment. Beetham"s conditions of power: must be exercised according to established rules, must be justi ed in terms of shared beliefs, legitimacy must be expressed through consent on the part of the governed. Highlights two key features of legitimation process: existence of elections and party competition, existence of rules that broadly represent how people feel they should be governed.
