Journal article
Legitimacy and the use of force: bridging the analytical – normative divide
- Abstract:
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By remaining epistemologically committed to an outdated distinction between facts and values, traditional definitions of legitimacy either divest the concept of an important critical component or fail to properly anchor it in the social reality. As an alternative, the article proposes a constitutive theory of legitimacy that reconciles the epistemological tension via the concepts of fairness and tractability and bridges the theoretical gap via the concept of deliberative legitimacy. By applyi...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Review of International Studies Journal website
- Volume:
- 34
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 627-644
- Publication date:
- 2008-10-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1469-9044
- ISSN:
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0260-2105
- Source identifiers:
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619
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- daisy:619
- Deposit date:
- 2011-08-19
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- Copyright holder:
- British International Studies Association
- Copyright date:
- 2008
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