THE LEGITIMACY OF REGIMES

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Advances in Group Processes

ISSN: 0882-6145
Series editor(s): S.R.Thye and Edward Lawler

Subject Area: Sociology and Public Policy

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Title:	THE LEGITIMACY OF REGIMES
Author(s):	Morris Zelditch, Henry A Walker
Volume:	20 Editor(s): Shane R. Thye and John Skvoretz ISBN: 978-0-76231-030-2 eISBN: 978-1-84950-217-7
Citation:	Morris Zelditch, Henry A Walker (2003), THE LEGITIMACY OF REGIMES, in Shane R. Thye and John Skvoretz (ed.) Power and Status (Advances in Group Processes, Volume 20), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.217-249
DOI:	10.1016/S0882-6145(03)20008-4 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Article type:	Chapter Item
Abstract:	A centuries-long history of theory and research shows that every authority system tries to cultivate a belief in its legitimacy. This paper focuses on the legitimation of regimes – social relationships and the rules that govern them. We use existing theory and research to identify a basic legitimation assumption that includes four conditions necessary to establish legitimacy. We also identify four corollaries of the assumption and use our own published and unpublished laboratory research to show (1) how successful experimental procedures satisfy the assumption’s conditions, and (2) how the failure of experimental procedures to establish legitimacy violate the assumption and its corollaries.