Power, rule, and legitimacy have always been core concerns of political science. In the 1970s, when governability … appeared to be problematic, legitimacy was discussed both in the context of policy research and by critics of the capitalist … state. More recently interest turned to governance beyond the nation-state. The legitimacy of transnational (i.e., European …

- which, in turn, depends on the support of socially shared legitimacy beliefs. In Western constitutional democracies, such … voluntary compliance of its member states. What matters primarily, therefore, is the compliance-legitimacy relationship between … the Union and its member states - which, however, is normatively constrained by the basic compliance-legitimacy …

The function of legitimacy is to ensure voluntary compliance with unwelcome exercises of governing authority. Since … not have to face its citizens directly. It follows that the legitimacy of European governance ought to be conceptualized … at two levels. At one level, the legitimacy of member states is decisive for the compliance of individuals and firms …

the relative importance of various sources of legitimacy as they shift over time, as well as on their inherent dilemmas … postrevolutionary regime through economic performance, nationalism, ideology, culture, governance, and democracy. At the same time, the …-institutional approach. -- regime legitimacy ; China ; Chinese Communist Party ; performance ; nationalism ; ideology ; culturalism …

While traditional theories of legitimacy have focused on the nation-state, authoritarian regimes and democracies alike …

; legitimacy claims ; US military support ; anti-government protests ; Arab Uprisings …

In the debate on authoritarian resilience, the importance of persuasion to regime legitimacy has been widely …) model of legitimacy, we contend that the ruling elites in authoritarian regimes propagate official frames in a continuous … in recent years reemphasized persuasion as a means of reproducing legitimacy. We then apply our theory in an analysis of …