This book examines the causes and consequences of a major transformation in both domestic and international politics: the shift from dynastically legitimated mo

This book examines the causes and consequences of a major transformation in both domestic and international politics: the shift from dynastically legitimated mo

At an unsettled time for liberal democracy, with global eruptions of authoritarian and arbitrary rule, here is one of the first full-fledged philosophical accou

Voters expect their elected representatives to pursue good policy and presume this will be securely founded on the best available knowledge. Yet when representa

David Beetham's book explores the legitimation of power both as an issue in political and social science theory and in relation to the legitimacy of contemporar