POL 1500 Lecture 3: 01:24:2019 POL 1500
24 Jan 2019
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A threat or force that leads to a specific desired action. Legitimacy a value where someone or something is recognized or accepted as right and proper. Legitimate behavior is the right thing to do . How it"s always been done/how it will be now. They"re awesome, so we"ll do what they say. We follow them because it"s their job to lead. A political organization which successfully claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory. (max weber) Thinking of the state: not voluntary, subject to laws, borders, authority is limited to its borders, government, monopoly of legitimate violence. Sovereignty supreme authority within a given territory (daniel philpott) Ability to carry out actions independently of internal/external challengers. No limits on power (except for territory) External sovereignty: recognition that a particular organization is the final authority in that territory.
