A Social Norms Approach to Legitimacy  

Oleh:

Horne, Christine

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: American Behavioral Scientist vol. 53 no. 03 (Nov. 2009), page 400-415.
Topik: Norms; Metanorms; Social Sanctions
Fulltext: 07. A Social Norms Approach to Legitimacy.pdf (127.36KB)

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Rulers seek to develop legitimacy. Legitimacy is a murky concept, however, and just how rulers might attain it is not well understood. This article explores the implications of conceptualizing legitimacy as a social norm that encourages people to support the ruler. This conceptualization points to the importance of social relations as well as characteristics of the ruler and his or her behavior. These factors together are argued to affect the extent to which norms supporting the ruler are enforced and, in turn, the extent to which people obey and respond to calls to action by the ruler. On this view, a ruler seeking legitimacy should consider (a) the messages he or she sends to citizens about himself or herself and (b) the ways in which his or her policies affect ties between citizens.

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